Planetary Names

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

Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Charito on Vesta

Charito

Feature Name	Charito
Clean Name	Charito
Feature ID	15203
Target	Vesta
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	IAU Coordinate System for (4) Vesta
Northernmost Latitude	-44.08 °
Southernmost Latitude	-45.53 °
Easternmost Longitude	91.75 °
Westernmost Longitude	89.68 °
Diameter	6.55 km
Center Latitude	-44.80 °
Center Longitude	90.71 °
WKT String	POLYGON ((90.63298629869007 -45.52523670023193, 90.47164870046242 -45.50750190199709, 90.31629486280818 -45.47246899511837, 90.17075011280021 -45.42100060603067, 90.03859824521903 -45.35436405728714, 89.92309327763141 -45.27420016187185, 89.82707932567837 -45.18248282093864, 89.75292057150898 -45.08147041981371, 89.70244304976974 -44.97365021905367, 89.67688968457115 -44.86167710983598, 89.67688968457115 -44.74830824172702, 89.70244304976974 -44.63633513250933, 89.75292057150898 -44.52851493174929, 89.82707932567837 -44.42750253062436, 89.92309327763141 -44.33578518969115, 90.03859824521903 -44.25562129427586, 90.17075011280021 -44.18898474553232, 90.31629486280818 -44.13751635644463, 90.47164870046242 -44.10248344956591, 90.63298629869007 -44.08474865133107, 90.79633499037394 -44.08474865133107, 90.95767258860158 -44.10248344956591, 91.11302642625583 -44.13751635644463, 91.2585711762638 -44.18898474553232, 91.39072304384497 -44.25562129427586, 91.5062280114326 -44.33578518969115, 91.60224196338564 -44.42750253062436, 91.67640071755503 -44.52851493174929, 91.72687823929427 -44.63633513250933, 91.75243160449286 -44.74830824172702, 91.75243160449286 -44.86167710983598, 91.72687823929427 -44.97365021905367, 91.67640071755503 -45.08147041981371, 91.60224196338564 -45.18248282093864, 91.5062280114326 -45.27420016187185, 91.39072304384497 -45.35436405728714, 91.2585711762638 -45.42100060603067, 91.11302642625583 -45.47246899511837, 90.95767258860158 -45.50750190199709, 90.79633499037394 -45.52523670023193, 90.63298629869007 -45.52523670023193))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Roman
Quad	-
Reference	[264] - Ammianus Marcellinus and the Representation of Historical Reality, by Timothy D. Barnes: Cornell University Press, Cornell, 1998.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Feb 05, 2014
Origin	Roman Empress, daughter of military commander Lucillianus, wife of Emperor Jovian (mid 4th century C.E.).
Last Updated	Feb 05, 2014 7:48 AM

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