Neptune
planet
The most distant planet in the Solar System — its light takes about four hours to reach Earth. It has the fiercest winds in the Solar System, up to 2,100 km/h.
Data
- Type
- planet
- Equatorial radius
- 24,622 km
- Orbital period
- 164.8 years
- Rotation period
- 16.1 h
- Distance
- 30.10 AU
- Moons
- 16
Observing tip
Visible only through a telescope as a bluish “star” that does not twinkle. Point strictly by coordinates.