| Name |
Neptune |
| Maximum Magnitude |
+7.7 |
| Minimum Magnitude |
+7.8 |
| Solar "year" - time to circle the sun |
165years |
| Sydonic period - time to return to the same place in the sky
relative
to the sun |
368 days |
| Maximum Elongation from the Sun |
180 degrees |
| Maximum Apparent Size |
2 arcseconds |
| Minimum Apparent Size |
2 arcseconds |
| Distance from Sun |
2 793 million miles |
| Minimum Distance from Earth |
2 700 million miles |
| Maximum Distance from Earth |
2 886 million miles |
| Best view in 50mm binoculars |
Star-like point of light against the background stars but on
the very
edge of visibility. |
| Best view in 60mm refractor |
Star-like point of light against the background stars. |
| Best view in 127mm Maksutov |
A small disc under good conditions. |
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