Contents. planet: 8 - Neptune satellites: N2-Nereid : 7 total number: 7 type: absolute dates: 2004-2004 observatory: 415 - Kambah, near Canberra Reference. MPC Communication 28 Sep 2004 MPC Communication 1 Nov 2004 Informations. relative to: absolute reference frame: astrometric centre of frame: topocentre epoch of equinox: 2000.0 time scale: UTC reduction: no information coordinates: absolute diff. refraction: no information receptor: CCD telescope: 0.36-m f/3.9 Schmidt-Cassegrain observers: D. Herald data included in standard data file: no Comments. Filter V, Magnitude 19.0-19.7 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 ' '' ----------------------------------------------------