This planet is the furthest one from the sun. The 8th in the order, its 4,498 million km away from the sun.
With a mass of 1.0247x1026 Kg, and a diameter of 49,532 Km. It takes 16 hours 6 minutes to rotate, 164.79 years to go around the sun.
Neptune has 13 moons, The planet is a gas giant (Jovian).
What is it like on Neptune?
Neptune is like a twin of Uranus. The atmosphere contains a thick layer of clouds. It is very cold because is very far from the sun. Humans cant live there because it contains Methane and hydrogen.
2 Interesting facts of Neptune
- This planet was named after the Roman god Neptune, ( The god of the oceans). Took the name because of its blue ocean like color.
- Neptune's moon Triton is bigger than earths moon. it circles Neptune in six earth days and circles backwards.
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