Triton

largest moon of Neptune
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Triton

Summary

Triton is a moon of Neptune[1]. Triton ranks in the top 7% of moon_of_neptune entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,538 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Triton is credited with the discovery of William Lassell[3].
  • Triton's instance of is recorded as moon of Neptune[4].
  • Triton's instance of is recorded as irregular moon[5].
  • Triton's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as England[6].
  • Triton is named after Triton[7].
  • Triton's Commons category is recorded as Triton (moon)[8].
  • Triton's parent astronomical body is recorded as Neptune[9].
  • Triton comprises Atmosphere of Triton[10].
  • Triton comprises Climate of Triton[11].
  • Triton's time of discovery or invention is recorded as October 10, 1846[12].
  • Triton's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Triton (moon)[13].
  • Triton's Commons gallery is recorded as Triton (moon)[14].
  • Triton's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.000016'}[15].
  • Triton's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.47'}[16].
  • Triton's topic has template is recorded as Template:GeoTemplate/triton[17].
  • Triton's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '-1.2'}[18].
  • Triton's different from is recorded as Titan[19].
  • Triton's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+129.812'}[20].
  • Triton's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+156.885'}[21].
  • Triton's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+129.608'}[22].
  • Triton covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+23018000'}[23].
  • Triton's density is recorded as {'unit': 'Q13147228', 'amount': '+2.061'}[24].
  • Triton's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q613726', 'amount': '+21.39'}[25].
  • Triton's temperature is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11579', 'amount': '+38'}[26].
  • Triton's radius is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+1353.4'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include moon of Neptune[4] and irregular moon[5].

Origins

Triton is named after Triton[7].

Use and Application

Components include Atmosphere of Triton[10], an atmosphere[28] and Climate of Triton[11], a climate[29].

Influence

Things named for Triton include Triton Point[30], a headland[31].

Why It Matters

Triton ranks in the top 7% of moon_of_neptune entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,538 views/month).[2] Triton has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] Triton is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Entities named for Triton include Triton Point[30], a headland[31].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . A Short History of Astronomy. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . A Short History of Astronomy. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · FearlessSeamus · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases
    Temperature {'unit': 'Q11579', 'amount': '+38'}
    Has parts
    Different from Titan
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P2244]]: 354.753 kilometre"
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