Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Albategnius on Moon

Albategnius

Feature Name Albategnius
Clean Name Albategnius
Feature ID 162
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude -9.09 °
Southernmost Latitude -13.41 °
Easternmost Longitude 6.20 °
Westernmost Longitude 1.80 °
Diameter 130.84 km
Center Latitude -11.24 °
Center Longitude 4.01 °
Northernmost Latitude -9.05 °
Southernmost Latitude -13.36 °
Easternmost Longitude 6.15 °
Westernmost Longitude 1.75 °
Diameter 130.84 km
Center Latitude -11.20 °
Center Longitude 3.96 °
Northernmost Latitude -11.60 °
Southernmost Latitude -11.70 °
Easternmost Longitude 6.30 °
Westernmost Longitude 2.40 °
Diameter 114.00 km
Center Latitude -11.70 °
Center Longitude 4.30 °
Continent Asia
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
Iraq
Quad LAC-77 [pdf]
Reference [75] - Webster's Biographical Dictionary: G. and C. Merriam Company, Springfield, Mass., 1974 (and other editions).
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1935
Origin Muhammed Ben Geber Al-Battānī; Arab astronomer, mathematician (c. 858-929).
Last Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Satellite Feature(s) Albategnius E
Albategnius A
Albategnius B
Albategnius C
Albategnius D
Albategnius G
Albategnius H
Albategnius J
Albategnius K
Albategnius L
Albategnius M
Albategnius N
Albategnius O
Albategnius P
Albategnius S
Albategnius T

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