Planetary Names

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

Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Sentia on Vesta

Sentia

Feature Name	Sentia
Clean Name	Sentia
Feature ID	15256
Target	Vesta
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	IAU Coordinate System for (4) Vesta
Northernmost Latitude	-36.68 °
Southernmost Latitude	-40.10 °
Easternmost Longitude	173.12 °
Westernmost Longitude	168.38 °
Diameter	16.54 km
Center Latitude	-38.39 °
Center Longitude	170.75 °
WKT String	POLYGON ((170.5673254905327 -40.10309283315389, 170.1987582091123 -40.06095324373277, 169.8438605148899 -39.9777116814353, 169.5113711669343 -39.85541782978827, 169.2094771564615 -39.69708296928911, 168.9456121159383 -39.50660582968664, 168.7262732783796 -39.28867659031528, 168.5568614939104 -39.04866139231397, 168.44154824291 -38.79247020642244, 168.3831729203202 -38.52641130988695, 168.3831729203202 -38.25703595573905, 168.44154824291 -37.99097705920356, 168.5568614939104 -37.73478587331203, 168.7262732783796 -37.49477067531072, 168.9456121159383 -37.27684143593935, 169.2094771564615 -37.08636429633688, 169.5113711669343 -36.92802943583773, 169.8438605148899 -36.8057355841907, 170.1987582091123 -36.72249402189323, 170.5673254905327 -36.6803544324721, 170.9404870094769 -36.6803544324721, 171.3090542908968 -36.72249402189323, 171.6639519851196 -36.80573558419069, 171.9964413330748 -36.92802943583773, 172.2983353435476 -37.08636429633688, 172.5622003840712 -37.27684143593935, 172.7815392216295 -37.49477067531072, 172.9509510060987 -37.73478587331203, 173.0662642570991 -37.99097705920356, 173.1246395796889 -38.25703595573905, 173.1246395796889 -38.52641130988694, 173.0662642570991 -38.79247020642244, 172.9509510060987 -39.04866139231397, 172.7815392216295 -39.28867659031528, 172.5622003840712 -39.50660582968663, 172.2983353435476 -39.69708296928911, 171.9964413330748 -39.85541782978827, 171.6639519851196 -39.9777116814353, 171.3090542908968 -40.06095324373277, 170.9404870094769 -40.10309283315389, 170.5673254905327 -40.10309283315389))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Roman
Quad	-
Reference	[337] - Women in Roman Literature..., by John Everett Brady: Bryant Printing Co., 1894.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Oct 07, 2014
Origin	Amaesia Sentia; mentioned by Valerius Maximus as an instance of a female who pleaded her own cause before the praetor; called “Androgyne” for having a man’s spirit with a female body.
Last Updated	Oct 07, 2014 1:45 PM

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