Just two days after the equinox and Saturn’s opposition.
Facts about Neptune
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– 8th position in Solar System and farthest planet from the Sun.
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– 17th times the mass of Earth.
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– Earth’s day length = 24 hours / Neptune’s day length = 16 hours.
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– takes 165 Earth years to complete one orbit to compare Earth’s 365 days to complete one orbit.
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– Earth’s satellite has one moon to compare Neptune has 14 known moons.
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