Planetary Names

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Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Alypia on Vesta

Alypia

Feature Name	Alypia
Clean Name	Alypia
Feature ID	15199
Target	Vesta
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	IAU Coordinate System for (4) Vesta
Northernmost Latitude	-68.52 °
Southernmost Latitude	-71.93 °
Easternmost Longitude	144.02 °
Westernmost Longitude	134.42 °
Diameter	15.17 km
Center Latitude	-70.22 °
Center Longitude	139.22 °
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Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Roman
Quad	-
Reference	[315] - Coinage and History of the Roman Empire, Volume 1: History, by David L. Vagi: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago, 1999.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Feb 05, 2014
Origin	Roman noblewoman, daughter of Anthemius and Aelia Euphemia, wife of Ricimer (fl. 467-472).
Last Updated	Feb 05, 2014 7:25 AM

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