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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Šafařík A
Clean Name Safarik A
Feature ID 12784
Target Moon
Feature Type Satellite Feature

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 12.83 °
Southmost Latitude 12.18 °
Eastmost Longitude 177.30 °
Westmost Longitude 176.65 °
Diameter 21.24 km
Center Latitude 12.50 °
Center Longitude 176.98 °
Northmost Latitude 12.94 °
Southmost Latitude 12.31 °
Eastmost Longitude 177.44 °
Westmost Longitude 176.79 °
Diameter 19.17 km
Center Latitude 12.62 °
Center Longitude 177.11 °
Northmost Latitude 12.60 °
Southmost Latitude 12.60 °
Eastmost Longitude 177.20 °
Westmost Longitude 177.20 °
Diameter 19.00 km
Center Latitude 12.60 °
Center Longitude 177.20 °
Quad LAC-68 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2006
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Czechoslovakia
Origin Vojtech; Czechoslovakian astronomer (1829-1902).
Reference [162] - Article by F. Fischer, Prague, 1937.
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Parent Feature Šafařík

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