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14 relations: David C. Jewitt, Irregular moon, Jan Kleyna, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Julian year (astronomy), Mercury (planet), Moons of Neptune, Nereid, Neso (moon), Provisional designation in astronomy, Psamathe (Nereid), Retrograde and prograde motion, Scott S. Sheppard, Subaru Telescope.
David C. Jewitt
David C. Jewitt (born 1958) is an English astronomer and professor of astronomy at UCLA's Earth, Planetary, and Space Science Department in California.
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Irregular moon
In astronomy, an irregular moon, irregular satellite or irregular natural satellite is a natural satellite following a distant, inclined, and often eccentric and retrograde orbit.
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Jan Kleyna
Jan T. Kleyna is a postdoctoral astronomy researcher at the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy.
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is a federally funded research and development center and NASA field center in Pasadena, California, United States, with large portions of the campus in La Cañada Flintridge, California.
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Julian year (astronomy)
In astronomy, a Julian year (symbol: a) is a unit of measurement of time defined as exactly 365.25 days of SI seconds each.
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Mercury (planet)
Mercury is the smallest and innermost planet in the Solar System.
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Moons of Neptune
Neptune has 14 known moons, which are named for minor water deities in Greek mythology.
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Nereid
In Greek mythology, the Nereids (Νηρηΐδες Nereides, sg. Νηρηΐς Nereis) are sea nymphs (female spirits of sea waters), the 50 daughters of Nereus and Doris, sisters to Nerites.
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Neso (moon)
Neso (Greek: Νησώ), also known as Neptune XIII, is the outermost natural satellite of Neptune.
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Provisional designation in astronomy
Provisional designation in astronomy is the naming convention applied to astronomical objects immediately following their discovery.
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Psamathe (Nereid)
Psamathe (Greek: Ψάμαθη, from ψάμαθος "sand of the sea-shore") was a Nereid in Greek mythology, i.e., one of the fifty daughters of Nereus and Doris.
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Retrograde and prograde motion
Retrograde motion in astronomy is, in general, orbital or rotational motion of an object in the direction opposite the rotation of its primary, that is the central object (right figure).
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Scott S. Sheppard
Scott Sander Sheppard (b. 1976) is an American astronomer and a discoverer of numerous moons, comets and minor planets in the outer Solar System.
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Subaru Telescope
is the flagship telescope of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, located at the Mauna Kea Observatory on Hawaii.
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