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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Necho
Clean Name Necho
Feature ID 4182
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude -4.72 °
Southmost Latitude -5.73 °
Eastmost Longitude 123.82 °
Westmost Longitude 122.64 °
Diameter 36.87 km
Center Latitude -5.25 °
Center Longitude 123.24 °
Northmost Latitude -4.67 °
Southmost Latitude -5.79 °
Eastmost Longitude 123.80 °
Westmost Longitude 122.68 °
Diameter 33.78 km
Center Latitude -5.23 °
Center Longitude 123.24 °
Northmost Latitude -5.00 °
Southmost Latitude -5.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 123.10 °
Westmost Longitude 123.10 °
Diameter 30.00 km
Center Latitude -5.00 °
Center Longitude 123.10 °
Quad LAC-83 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1976
Continent Africa
Culture Egypt
Origin Egyptian ruler (fl. 6th-7th century B.C.).
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Satellite Feature(s) Necho M
Necho P
Necho R
Necho V

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