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Fast Facts: Neptune
| Age |
About the same age as the Sun: 4.5
billion years |
| Location |
Solar system |
| Avg. distance from the Sun |
4,504,000,000 km (2,799,000,000 miles) |
| Diameter |
49,530 km (30,770 miles) |
| Mass |
1.0247 x 1026 kg |
| Orbital period around the Sun |
164.8 Earth years (60,150 Earth days) |
| Number of moons |
Neptune has more than 10 moons. Its
largest moon, Triton, is almost as large as Earth's moon. |
| Distinguishing features |
Neptune is smaller in diameter than
Uranus, but larger in mass. It is the first planet found from calculations
based on the observed positions of the other planets. Because Pluto's
orbit is so eccentric, it crosses the orbit of Neptune, making Neptune
the most distant planet from the Sun for a few years. |
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Stormy weather on Neptune
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