In
Greek mythology,
Galatea was the name of a
Sicilian Nereid loved by the Cyclops
? Polyphemus. It was also the name of the maiden who was originally a statue carved by Pygmalion
? and who was brought to life by
Aphrodite.
Galatea is the fourth known moon of Neptune, named after the the Nereid of Greek legend. It was discovered in 1989 by [Voyager 2]? and very little is known about it. It is irregularly shaped and shows no sign of any geological modification.
- Orbital radius: 62,000 km
- Diameter: 158 km
- Mass: Unknown
- Orbital period: 0.428745 days
- Orbital inclination: 0.05°
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