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Blue Neptune is one of the solar system's gas giants. Unlike Earth, gas giants are mostly hydrogen, helium, and methane gases. The methane gas on Neptune gives the planet its blue color because the gas absorbs red light and reflects the blue back into space. Although not seen in the image the planet has a set of very faint rings.

Diameter || 49,572 km || Density || 1.64 g/cm3 || Mass || 1.024 x 1026 kg || Volume || 6.379 x 1013 km3 || Temperature Range || -223° C to >-220° C || Atmosphere || Hydrogen, Helium, Methane || Winds || Up to 2400 m/s || Moons || 13 ||  Average Distance from Sun  || 4,504,300,000 km || Orbital Period || 164 Years, 288 Days, 13.0 Hours || Rotation || 0 Days, 16.11 Hours || Tilt || 28.31° ||  Rings  || Yes || Composition || Hydrogen and Helium || Magnetic Field || Up to 20 times its radius ||