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

Aconia

Feature Name Aconia
Clean Name Aconia
Feature ID 15196
Target Vesta
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network IAU Coordinate System for (4) Vesta
Northernmost Latitude 9.54 °
Southernmost Latitude 5.53 °
Easternmost Longitude 153.52 °
Westernmost Longitude 149.22 °
Diameter 19.00 km
Center Latitude 7.54 °
Center Longitude 151.37 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
Roman
Quad -
Reference [313] - Ancient Rome in Light of Recent Discoveries, by Roldolfo Lanciani: Houghton and Mifflin, New York, 1888.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Feb 05, 2014
Origin Fabia Aconia Paulina; Roman aristocratic woman, wife of Praetextatus (d. c. 384).
Last Updated Feb 05, 2014 7:17 AM

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