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Neptune has 16 confirmed moons as of recent observations, 14 are named, with triton being the largest and most prominent.
Major Moons
Triton
Triton
Triton: Diameter 2,707 km; retrograde orbit at 354,760 km (5.88 Neptune radii), 5.88-day period; captured Kuiper Belt object with nitrogen ice geysers, thin atmosphere, and possible subsurface ocean; geologically active with cryovolcanism
Image: https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/web/assets/pictures/_768x626_crop_center-center_82_line/20120909_triton_hiresmf1_2020-10-26-204611.jpg
Nereid
Diameter 340 km; prograde irregular orbit at 5,513,400 km, 360-day period; highly eccentric (e=0.75), possibly captured
Image:https://th.bing.com/th/id/R.f6503091fef38b4375a5f2c2e4073666?rik=5tKl%2bd33bkDl9A&riu=http%3a%2f%2fcdn6.dissolve.com%2fp%2fD308_111_076%2fD308_111_076_0004_600.jpg&ehk=A3scQiWanI%2bhkx8ccsDHRd3gEyqGLOJBHNzNxyVRdAQ%3d&risl=&pid=ImgRaw&r=0
Inner Moons Regular, Prograde These small, irregular moons orbit close within or near Neptune’s rings, acting as shepherds
Naiad:
60 km; 48,277 km, 0.29-dsy orbit
Image: https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/thesolarsystem6361/images/d/d5/Naiad_(Artistical_Impression).png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/250?cb=20231016174705
Thalassa:
81 km; 50,075 km, 0.31-day orbit.
Image:https://tse4.mm.bing.net/th/id/OIP.EIcpCAKR6_51mAaI66vC0wAAAA?rs=1&pid=ImgDetMain&o=7&rm=3
Despina:
156 km; 52,526 km, 0.33-day orbit.
Image: https://en-academic.com/pictures/enwiki/83/Simulated_view_of_Despina.jpg
Galatea:
175 km; 61,653 km, 0.42-day orbit.
Image: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/cc/0c/e6/cc0ce6fb01ccf9991ba9a3d6431fcfa9.jpg
Larissa:
Diameter-194 km; 73548 km, 0.55-day orbit.
Image: https://alchetron.com/cdn/larissa-moon-3586cd01-bda3-4d6b-8b5c-dc232db2799-resize-750.gif
Hippocamp:
34 km; 105,300 km, 0.97-day orbit; discovered 2013, possibly Larissa debris.
Image: https://www.techexplorist.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Neptune-and-its-smallest-moon-Hippocamp.jpg
Proteus:
420 km; 117,647 km, 1.12-day orbit; darkest, most cratered (e.g., Pharos crater >150 km).
https://th.bing.com/th/id/R.55063c5221d4a58de72630a7c119c177?rik=2g%2fTaStnym%2b5HA&riu=http%3a%2f%2fsolarstory.net%2fimg%2farticles%2fbig%2fproteus-voyager-2-image.jpg&ehk=avfSRDg2%2boBP18oyO8Nz916OqDc%2f8Q%2bG%2b6w2jWvCsTQ%3d&risl=&pid=ImgRaw&r=0
Outer- Irregular moons are a group of small, distant, and often retrograde satellites believed to be captured by Kuiper belt.
Halimede:
Diameter- 60 km; averages 15.7 million km from Neptune; orbital period ~1,879–1,880 Earth days (retrograde).
Image:https://orbitaltoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Halimede-.png
Sao:
Diameter- 20 km; ~22 million km semi-major axis; ~3,500 days (prograde).
Image:https://pin.it/6IgYG88xQ
Laomedeia:
Diameter- 20 km; ~23 million km; ~3,800 days (prograde).
Image:https://www.go-astronomy.com/images/moons/neptune/proteus.jpg
Neso:
60 km; farthest at ~48 million km; ~9,700 days (~26 years, retrograde).
Image:https://alchetron.com/cdn/neso-moon-6493ac87-d450-416e-adfd-8e447245b4c-resize-750.jpeg
Psamathe:
Diameter- 40 km; ~47 million km; ~9,100 days (retrograde)
Image:https://i.ytimg.com/vi/X8wl2O06-ao/maxresdefault.jpg.
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