Planetary Names

Basic Info

Feature Name	Gruithuisen K
Clean Name	Gruithuisen K
Feature ID	9589
Target	Moon
Feature Type	Satellite Feature

Location

Control Network

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude	35.49 °
Southmost Latitude	35.29 °
Eastmost Longitude	-42.61 °
Westmost Longitude	-42.85 °
Diameter	6.02 km
Center Latitude	35.39 °
Center Longitude	-42.73 °
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Northmost Latitude	35.48 °
Southmost Latitude	35.27 °
Eastmost Longitude	-42.62 °
Westmost Longitude	-42.88 °
Diameter	6.42 km
Center Latitude	35.39 °
Center Longitude	-42.75 °
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Northmost Latitude	35.30 °
Southmost Latitude	35.30 °
Eastmost Longitude	-42.70 °
Westmost Longitude	-42.70 °
Diameter	6.00 km
Center Latitude	35.30 °
Center Longitude	-42.70 °
WKT String	POINT (317.3 35.3)
Quad	LAC-23 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	2006
Continent	Europe
Ethnicity	Germany
Origin	Franz von; German astronomer (1774-1852).
Reference	[68] - World Who's Who in Science, edited by Allen G. Debus: Western Publishing Company, Hannibal, Mo., 1968: New York, 1973.
Updated	Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Parent Feature	Gruithuisen

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Basic Info

Location

Status and Origin

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