Triton
Triton
Moon
Pisces
Visible
Level 6
Professional/Research - Timing dependent
Properties
Magnitude
13.5
Angular Size
0.1 arcmin
Distance
354697 ly
Type: Moon
Distance: 0.002 AU
Orbital Period: 5.9 days
Diameter: 2,707 km
Atmosphere: Thin nitrogen
Features: Cantaloupe terrain, nitrogen geysers, polar caps
Largest moon of Neptune; retrograde orbit suggests it was captured from the Kuiper Belt. Nitrogen geysers observed by Voyager 2. Requires 10 inch telescope at high magnification.
Position & Identifiers
RA
00h 07m 10.1s
Dec
-00° 38' 43.0"
Constellation
Pisces
Catalog
Triton
Visibility
Set a location in User Settings to see visibility data.
Survey Image
Loading survey image…
Community Photos (1)
Credit: Michael T. Bland, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). License: CC BY 4.0. (Wikimedia Commons)
Skybred Feb 28, 2026