Astronomy Answers: From the Astronomical Dictionary

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Triton

A moon of 2706 km diameter at about 354,800 km from the planet Neptune. The gravity at its surface is about 0.0795 times as strong as on Earth. The moon goes once around its planet in about 5.9 days. The moon was discovered in 1846. Also called NI (Neptune one).