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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Tisserand K
Clean Name Tisserand K
Feature ID 13500
Target Moon
Feature Type Satellite Feature

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 19.96 °
Southmost Latitude 19.53 °
Eastmost Longitude 50.56 °
Westmost Longitude 50.10 °
Diameter 13.00 km
Center Latitude 19.74 °
Center Longitude 50.33 °
Northmost Latitude 19.97 °
Southmost Latitude 19.50 °
Eastmost Longitude 50.47 °
Westmost Longitude 49.96 °
Diameter 14.46 km
Center Latitude 19.73 °
Center Longitude 50.21 °
Northmost Latitude 19.80 °
Southmost Latitude 19.80 °
Eastmost Longitude 50.40 °
Westmost Longitude 50.40 °
Diameter 11.00 km
Center Latitude 19.80 °
Center Longitude 50.40 °
Quad LAC-44 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2006
Continent Europe
Ethnicity France
Origin Francois Felix; French astronomer (1845-1896).
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 Tisserand

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