Contents. planet: 8 - Neptune satellites: N2-Nereid : 1 total number: 1 type: absolute dates: 2003-2003 observatory: 568 Mauna Kea Reference. MPC Communication 22 Sep 2003 Informations. relative to: absolute reference frame: astrometric centre of frame: topocentre epoch of equinox: 1950.0 time scale: UTC reduction: no information coordinates: absolute diff. refraction: no information receptor: CCD telescope: 8.2-m Subaru reflector observers: S. S. Sheppard, D. C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna. Measurer S. S. Sheppard data included in standard data file: no Comments. no information Format. 1. Number of satellite (N sat), 2 - Nereid 2. Year of the moment of observation 3. Month of the moment of observation 4. Day of the moment of observation with decimals 5. Hour of right ascension (alpha, h) 6. Minute of right ascension (alpha, m) 7. Second of right ascension (alpha, s) 8. Degree of declination (delta, deg) 9. Minute of declination (delta, ' ) 10. Second of declination (delta, '' ) ---------------------------------------------------- N Year UT alpha delta sat. month day with decimals h m s deg ' '' ----------------------------------------------------