Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Cepheus on Moon

Cepheus

Feature Name Cepheus
Clean Name Cepheus
Feature ID 1102
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude 41.33 °
Southernmost Latitude 40.03 °
Easternmost Longitude 46.64 °
Westernmost Longitude 44.92 °
Diameter 39.43 km
Center Latitude 40.68 °
Center Longitude 45.78 °
Northernmost Latitude 41.31 °
Southernmost Latitude 40.01 °
Easternmost Longitude 46.63 °
Westernmost Longitude 44.92 °
Diameter 39.43 km
Center Latitude 40.66 °
Center Longitude 45.78 °
Northernmost Latitude 40.80 °
Southernmost Latitude 40.80 °
Easternmost Longitude 45.80 °
Westernmost Longitude 45.80 °
Diameter 39.00 km
Center Latitude 40.80 °
Center Longitude 45.80 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
Greek
Quad LAC-27 [pdf]
Reference [66] - Named Lunar Formations, by Mary A. Blagg and K. Müller: Percy Lund, Humphries and Co. Ltd., London, 1935.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1935
Origin Mythological astronomer, father of Andromeda.
Last Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Satellite Feature(s) Cepheus A

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