The Planet Neptune Information

Welcome to Planet Neptune
A website about the planet Neptune

Named after the Roman god of the sea, Neptune is a gas giant which is visable to telescopic viewing. The existence of Neptune was mathmatically predicted by Urban Le Verrier in 1846 and was discovered on September 23, 1846 by James Challis with 1° of the position predicted by Le Verrier.

Today in Astronomy History
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June 20, 1670
A nova occurs in the constellation of Vulpecula (the Fox). At its brightest it was magnitude 2.6.

June 20, 1990
Asteroid Eureka is discovered at Mount Palomar