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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Newcomb H
Clean Name Newcomb H
Feature ID 11607
Target Moon
Feature Type Satellite Feature

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 29.15 °
Southmost Latitude 28.74 °
Eastmost Longitude 42.78 °
Westmost Longitude 42.22 °
Diameter 14.90 km
Center Latitude 28.95 °
Center Longitude 42.50 °
Northmost Latitude 29.13 °
Southmost Latitude 28.72 °
Eastmost Longitude 42.78 °
Westmost Longitude 42.22 °
Diameter 14.90 km
Center Latitude 28.93 °
Center Longitude 42.50 °
Northmost Latitude 28.90 °
Southmost Latitude 28.90 °
Eastmost Longitude 42.40 °
Westmost Longitude 42.40 °
Diameter 12.00 km
Center Latitude 28.90 °
Center Longitude 42.40 °
Quad LAC-43 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2006
Continent North America
Ethnicity Canada
Origin Simon; Canadian-American astronomer (1835-1909).
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 Newcomb

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