Poseidon Comparison Table

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Poseidon comparison table

Subject is part of is a kind of is an instance of has orbital period has synonym has discovery date has inclination has definition has eccentricity has discoverer

natural satellite satellite Body orbiting a planet. Since 1957 the term has also been applied to man-made (artificial) satellites; many astronomers make the distinction by calling natural satellites moons (and the Earth's natural satellite the Moon).

Poseidon Jupiter natural satellite P = 737^d Jupiter VIII 1908 i = 147° Unofficial name for J VIII, the next outermost satellite of Jupiter. e = 0.4 Melotte

Subject	is part of	is a kind of	is an instance of	has orbital period	has synonym	has discovery date	has inclination	has definition	has eccentricity	has discoverer
natural satellite		satellite						Body orbiting a planet. Since 1957 the term has also been applied to man-made (artificial) satellites; many astronomers make the distinction by calling natural satellites moons (and the Earth's natural satellite the Moon).
Poseidon	Jupiter		natural satellite	P = 737^d	Jupiter VIII	1908	i = 147°	Unofficial name for J VIII, the next outermost satellite of Jupiter.	e = 0.4	Melotte

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