Planetary Names

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Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Albia on Vesta

Albia

Feature Name	Albia
Clean Name	Albia
Feature ID	15198
Target	Vesta
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	IAU Coordinate System for (4) Vesta
Northernmost Latitude	-27.27 °
Southernmost Latitude	-28.43 °
Easternmost Longitude	79.58 °
Westernmost Longitude	78.11 °
Diameter	5.79 km
Center Latitude	-27.85 °
Center Longitude	78.85 °
WKT String	POLYGON ((78.78767760054583 -28.43118375207746, 78.67329646747399 -28.41688149543646, 78.56315755271912 -28.38862915117943, 78.45997284189257 -28.34712238578613, 78.36628308502532 -28.29338323357359, 78.28439523486992 -28.22873493081933, 78.21632564206737 -28.15476933329255, 78.16375040590252 -28.07330771948212, 78.12796410317695 -27.98635594467564, 78.10984791143169 -27.89605505014524, 78.10984791143169 -27.80462854360576, 78.12796410317695 -27.71432764907536, 78.16375040590252 -27.62737587426888, 78.21632564206737 -27.54591426045845, 78.28439523486992 -27.47194866293167, 78.36628308502532 -27.40730036017741, 78.45997284189257 -27.35356120796488, 78.56315755271912 -27.31205444257157, 78.67329646747399 -27.28380209831454, 78.78767760054583 -27.26949984167354, 78.90348450882917 -27.26949984167354, 79.01786564190101 -27.28380209831454, 79.12800455665588 -27.31205444257157, 79.23118926748243 -27.35356120796488, 79.32487902434968 -27.40730036017741, 79.40676687450508 -27.47194866293167, 79.47483646730763 -27.54591426045845, 79.52741170347248 -27.62737587426888, 79.56319800619805 -27.71432764907536, 79.58131419794331 -27.80462854360576, 79.58131419794331 -27.89605505014524, 79.56319800619805 -27.98635594467564, 79.52741170347248 -28.07330771948212, 79.47483646730763 -28.15476933329255, 79.40676687450508 -28.22873493081933, 79.32487902434968 -28.29338323357359, 79.23118926748243 -28.34712238578613, 79.12800455665588 -28.38862915117943, 79.01786564190101 -28.41688149543646, 78.90348450882917 -28.43118375207746, 78.78767760054583 -28.43118375207746))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Roman
Quad	-
Reference	[314] - The Roman Emperors, by Michael Grant: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London, 1985.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Feb 05, 2014
Origin	Albia Dominica; Roman noblewoman, wife of Emperor Valens (c. 337–378).
Last Updated	Feb 05, 2014 7:22 AM

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