Planetary Names

Basic Info

Feature Name	Hortensius A
Clean Name	Hortensius A
Feature ID	10063
Target	Moon
Feature Type	Satellite Feature

Location

Control Network

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude	4.52 °
Southmost Latitude	4.21 °
Eastmost Longitude	-30.60 °
Westmost Longitude	-30.91 °
Diameter	9.48 km
Center Latitude	4.37 °
Center Longitude	-30.75 °
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Southmost Latitude	4.19 °
Eastmost Longitude	-30.62 °
Westmost Longitude	-30.95 °
Diameter	10.00 km
Center Latitude	4.35 °
Center Longitude	-30.78 °
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Northmost Latitude	4.40 °
Southmost Latitude	4.40 °
Eastmost Longitude	-30.70 °
Westmost Longitude	-30.70 °
Diameter	10.00 km
Center Latitude	4.40 °
Center Longitude	-30.70 °
WKT String	POINT (329.3 4.4)
Quad	LAC-57 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	2006
Continent	Europe
Ethnicity	The Netherlands (Dutch)
Origin	Hove, Martin van den; Dutch astronomer (1605-1639).
Reference	[66] - Named Lunar Formations, by Mary A. Blagg and K. Müller: Percy Lund, Humphries and Co. Ltd., London, 1935.
Updated	Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Parent Feature	Hortensius

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