NEPTUNE ,8 TH PLANET DISCOVERED ON 1846 SEPTEMBER 23
NEPTUNE ,8 TH PLANET DISCOVERED ON 1846 SEPTEMBER 23 Neptune is the eighth and farthest known planet from the Sun in the Solar System . In the Solar System, it is the fourth-largest planet by diameter, the third-most-massive planet, and the densest giant planet. Neptune is 17 times the mass of Earth and is slightly more massive than its near-twin Uranus, which is 15 times the mass of Earth and slightly larger than Neptune. [c] Neptune orbits the Sun once every 164.8 years at an average distance of 30.1 astronomical units (4.50×109 km). It is named after the Roman god of the sea and has the astronomical symbol ♆, a stylised version of the god Neptune's trident. Urbain Le Verrier Neptune is not visible to the unaided eye and is the only planet in the Solar System found by mathematical prediction rather than by empirical observation. Unexpected changes in the orbit of Uranus led Alexis Bouvard to deduce that its orbit was subject to gravitational perturbatio...