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Nereid
subject			fact

Nereid	has eccentricity e = 0.76
	is a part of Neptune
	has radius 150-250 km
	has discovery date 1950
	has discoverer Kuiper
	has orbital period about 360 days direct
	has definition The outer satellite of Neptune. It has the most eccentric orbit of any natural satellite.
	is an instance of natural satellite
celestial body	has spectra
satellite	orbits a more massive physical object
	has approximately elliptical orbit
	has orbital inclination
physical object	has location or center of gravity
	has angular momentum
	has mass
	has velocity
	has momentum
	has temperature
	has volume
	has extent
	has material

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