Triton in 3D — live position and orbit

Neptune's largest moon and the Solar System's only major retrograde satellite, with nitrogen geysers.

Triton is shown at its real position, computed from NASA/JPL ephemeris data. The view opens on Triton; 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

1 353 km

Mass

2.14 × 10²² kg

Surface gravity

0.78 m/s²

Mean temperature

-235 °C

Orbits

Neptune

Distance from the Sun

0.002 AU

Orbital period

5.88 days

Axial tilt

0.0°

Known moons

0