Planetary Names

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)

Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Akycha on Callisto

Akycha

Feature Name	Akycha
Clean Name	Akycha
Feature ID	143
Target	Callisto
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	73.50 °
Southernmost Latitude	71.80 °
Easternmost Longitude	315.40 °
Westernmost Longitude	321.50 °
Diameter	81.00 km
Center Latitude	72.60 °
Center Longitude	318.70 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((44.6 73.50000000001697, 38.5 73.50000000001697, 38.5 71.80000000001, 44.6 71.80000000001, 44.6 73.50000000001697)))
Continent	North America
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Eskimo
Quad	-
Reference	[26] - North American Indian Mythology, by Cottie Burland: Paul Hamlyn Pub. Group Ltd., London, 1968.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1979
Origin	Alaskan name of the sun.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM