Nereid in 3D — live position and orbit

A small, distant moon with the second-most eccentric orbit of any known moon, likely a captured object rather than one formed alongside Neptune.

Nereid is shown at its real position, computed from NASA/JPL ephemeris data. The view opens on Nereid; you can travel in time, switch between the educational overview and the true-scale voyage, and compare it with every other body of the solar system.

Radius
170 km
Mass
3.10 × 10¹⁹ kg
Surface gravity
0.07 m/s²
Mean temperature
-218 °C
Orbits
Neptune
Distance from the Sun
0.037 AU
Orbital period
360 days
Axial tilt
0.0°
Known moons
0

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