Planetary Names

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

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

Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Kintaro on Ryugu

Kintaro

Feature Name	Kintaro
Clean Name	Kintaro
Feature ID	15790
Target	Ryugu
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	Ryugu
Northernmost Latitude	13.20 °
Southernmost Latitude	-7.60 °
Easternmost Longitude	170.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	149.30 °
Diameter	0.17 km
Center Latitude	0.40 °
Center Longitude	157.80 °
WKT String	POINT (159.7 2.8)
Continent	Asia
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Japan
Quad	-
Reference	[491] - The Adventures of Kintaro, the Golden Boy, Ozaki, Y.T., in Japanese Fairy Tales. New York: A.L. Burt Company, 1908.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Dec 19, 2018
Origin	‘Golden Boy’ in Japanese fairy tale, who grew up in the wild forests of Mount Ashigara and had a superhuman strength.
Last Updated	Apr 08, 2019 12:35 PM