Neptune was discovered in 1846 by Le Verrier in Streator, Illinois using telescopes. It orbits the sun every 165 earth years (60,190 days), and its day lasts 19.1 earth hours. Neptune appears as a small blue disk with a large dark spot and has 13 known moons and 5 narrow and 2 wide rings. Its surface composition is made up of ice, rock and hydrogen, and its atmosphere contains hydrogen, helium, methane and ammonia.

1. By Ethan lam

2. How Neptune got
it’s name
{ (Greek):Poseidon , was god of the
sea.

3. Discovered in September 23, 1846
They had Telescopes in the right direction.
Discovered by, Le Verrier
Streator, Illinois, < Where it was discovered.

4. Distance from Neptune from the sun : 30.1 AU
Distance from Neptune from the sun:150 million km

5. Neptune:165 earth years to orbit the sun.
Neptune: In days, 60,190 Earth days to orbit the sun.
NUMBER OF DAYS TO ORBIT AROUND
THE SUN (YEAR/REVOLUTION):

6. Length of one day
on Neptune
{ 19.1 Earth hours

7. My planet looks like an small blue disk.
The appearance is blue.
It has an Great dark spot.
It dose not support life.
What my planet looks like

8. Neptune has 13 known moons.
Neptune dose have rings. 5. 3 Narrow rings and 2 wide rings.
Number of moons, if any rings.

9. Neptune’s Surface composition is made up of Ice rock and hydrogen.
The surface composition.

10. Hydrogen, Helium, methane and ammonia.
Atmosphere) types of gases on
Neptune