 Neptune is the eighth planet from the sun. It is one of the large gaseous planets, but it has only very faint rings.
Interesting facts about the planet Neptune:
- Average distance from
the sun: 2.77 billion miles
- Average distance from
Earth: 2.68 billion miles
- Rank in size among the planets: 4th
- Diameter at the equator: 30,758 miles
- Planet type: Gaseous
- Mass: 17.23 times the earth's mass
- Gravity: 1.19 times the earth's gravity
- Surface temperature: approximately -357° F
- Orbital velocity: 3.37 miles/sec
- Earth years required to orbit the sun: 164.78
- Tilt of axis: 28°48'
- Earth hours required to rotate on its axis: 16h 3m
- Escape velocity: 15.53 miles/sec
- Number of moons: 13+
- Does Neptune have and atmosphere? yes
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