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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Nam Byeong-Cheol
Clean Name Nam Byeong-Cheol
Feature ID 16337
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


LOLA 2011
Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude -12.38 °
Southmost Latitude -16.89 °
Eastmost Longitude -121.18 °
Westmost Longitude -125.72 °
Diameter 132.00 km
Center Latitude -14.66 °
Center Longitude -123.41 °
Quad LAC-89 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Aug 14, 2024
Continent Asia
Ethnicity Korea
Origin Korean astronomer and mathematician of the late Joseon Dynasty (1817-1863).
Reference [817] - Kim et al., “On the Armillary Sphere of NAM BYEONG-CHEOLII: Translation of a chapter on how to use an armillary sphere in Uigijipseol”, Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences (JASS), 23, 1, pp.71-90, 2093-5587(pISSN) / 2093-1409(eISSN), 2006. doi: https://doi.org/10.5140/JASS.2006.23.1.071
Updated Aug 14, 2024 6:15 PM

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