Neptune

Summary

Neptune is an ice giant^[1]. Neptune draws 16,610 Wikipedia views per month (ice_giant category, ranking #1 of 2).^[2]

Key Facts

• Neptune is credited with the discovery of Urbain Le Verrier^[3].
• Neptune is credited with the discovery of John Couch Adams^[4].
• Neptune is credited with the discovery of Johann Gottfried Galle^[5].
• Neptune is credited with the discovery of Heinrich Louis d'Arrest^[6].
• Neptune's instance of is recorded as ice giant^[7].
• Neptune's instance of is recorded as outer planet^[8].
• Neptune's instance of is recorded as superior planet^[9].
• Neptune's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Berlin Observatory^[10].
• Neptune is named after Neptune^[11].
• The location of Neptune was outer Solar System^[12].
• Neptune is part of outer Solar System^[13].
• Neptune's Commons category is recorded as Neptune (planet)^[14].
• Neptune's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[15].
• Neptune's child astronomical body is recorded as Naiad^[16].
• Neptune's child astronomical body is recorded as Thalassa^[17].
• Neptune's child astronomical body is recorded as Despina^[18].
• Neptune's child astronomical body is recorded as Galatea^[19].
• Neptune's child astronomical body is recorded as Larissa^[20].
• Neptune's child astronomical body is recorded as Proteus^[21].
• Neptune's child astronomical body is recorded as Triton^[22].
• Neptune's child astronomical body is recorded as Nereid^[23].
• Neptune's child astronomical body is recorded as Halimede^[24].
• Neptune's child astronomical body is recorded as Sao^[25].
• Neptune's child astronomical body is recorded as Laomedeia^[26].
• Neptune's child astronomical body is recorded as Psamathe^[27].

Body

Geography

Neptune is part of outer Solar System^[13].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include ice giant^[7], outer planet^[8], and superior planet^[9].

History and Context

Neptune is named after Neptune^[11].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Neptune include mini-Neptune^[28], an astronomical object type^[29]; neptunium^[30], a chemical element^[31]; super-Neptune^[32], an astronomical object type^[33]; HMS Spearhead^[34], an attack submarine^[35]; and Neptune Glacier^[36], a glacier^[37].

Why It Matters

Neptune draws 16,610 Wikipedia views per month (ice_giant category, ranking #1 of 2).^[2] Neptune has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] Neptune is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

Entities named for Neptune include mini-Neptune^[28], an astronomical object type^[29]; neptunium^[30], a chemical element^[31]; super-Neptune^[32], an astronomical object type^[33]; HMS Spearhead^[34], an attack submarine^[35]; and Neptune Glacier^[36], a glacier^[37].