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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Rayet Y
Clean Name Rayet Y
Feature ID 12450
Target Moon
Feature Type Satellite Feature

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 47.41 °
Southmost Latitude 46.92 °
Eastmost Longitude 113.42 °
Westmost Longitude 112.70 °
Diameter 14.83 km
Center Latitude 47.17 °
Center Longitude 113.06 °
Northmost Latitude 47.43 °
Southmost Latitude 46.92 °
Eastmost Longitude 113.30 °
Westmost Longitude 112.55 °
Diameter 15.48 km
Center Latitude 47.18 °
Center Longitude 112.92 °
Northmost Latitude 47.20 °
Southmost Latitude 47.20 °
Eastmost Longitude 113.00 °
Westmost Longitude 113.00 °
Diameter 14.00 km
Center Latitude 47.20 °
Center Longitude 113.00 °
Quad LAC-30 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2006
Continent Europe
Ethnicity France
Origin Georges-Antoine-Pons; French astronomer (1839-1906).
Reference [75] - Webster's Biographical Dictionary: G. and C. Merriam Company, Springfield, Mass., 1974 (and other editions).
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Parent Feature Rayet

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