Hypothetical Neptune satellites - Their distances and brightness

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Oct 1988

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Astronomy and Astrophysics (ISSN 0004-6361), vol. 204, no. 1-2, Oct. 1988, p. L1-L4.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Brightness Distribution, Natural Satellites, Neptune (Planet), Distance, Planetary Rotation, Planetary Systems

Scientific paper

A generalized Titius-Bode-Law - adapted to Neptune - shows the possibility of the existence of some more satellites around Neptune. By identifing gaps in Neptune's Titius-Bode-Law with still unknown satellites the distances of three new satellites are obtained. It is shown that a re-discovery of all known satellites of Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus is possible by using the same method. This method gives the distances of hypothetical satellites with an accuracy of about 16.5%. Occultations of stars by Neptune permit the interpretation that an arc ring confined by two satellites circles Neptune. For these two satellites, the brightness is presented, values are given for the Voyager 2 encounter in 1989. In the context of this model, Neptune's rotation period is calculated to be 11.5 h.

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