NEPTUNE
Neptune is the eighth and farthest planet from the Sun in our Solar System. It is the third-largest planet by mass. Neptune is 17 times the mass of Earth. It has 13 known moons. It belongs to the class of gas giants. It is never visible to the naked eye. We can observe it by a telescope or strong binoculars. Also, a telescope will resolve Neptune as a small blue disk, similar in appearance to Uranus
Altough , Galileo's drawings show that he first observed Neptune on December 28, 1612, Neptune was discovered on September 23, 1846, by; Urbain Le Verrier, John Couch Adams and Johann Galle. Moreover, it was the first planet found by mathematical prediction.
In Roman mythology, Neptune was the god of the sea, identified with the Greek Poseidon. As Neptune was the Roman god of the sea, the planet's moons have been named after lesser sea gods. Its astronomical symbol is , a stylized version of the god Neptune's trident.
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