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How long does Triton take to orbit Neptune?
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Triton
Image of Triton, Neptune's largest satellite, captured by a camera aboard Voyager 2, 1989.
Triton takes 5.877 Earth days to complete one orbit around Neptune. This orbital period is also the time it takes for the moon to rotate once on its axis, resulting in a synchronous rotation where the same face of the moon always points toward the planet.12