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Despina

A Dictionary of Astronomy | 1997 | Copyright

Despina The third-closest satellite of Neptune, orbiting every 0.335 days at a distance of 52 526 km, slightly closer than the inner edge of the planet's Le Verrier ring; also known as Neptune V. Despina is 148 km in diameter, and was discovered in 1989 on images from the Voyager 2 spacecraft.

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Despina

A Dictionary of Earth Sciences | 1999 | | Copyright

Despina (Neptune V) A satellite of Neptune, with a diameter of 148 km; visual albedo 0.06.

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Despina

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

Despina in astronomy, one of the natural satellites, or moons, of Neptune .

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