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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Harrington Regio
Clean Name Harrington Regio
Feature ID 16340
Target Pluto
Feature Type Regio, regiones

Location


Pluto
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 6.58 °
Southmost Latitude -26.48 °
Eastmost Longitude 309.63 °
Westmost Longitude 249.44 °
Diameter 1213.00 km
Center Latitude -7.05 °
Center Longitude 282.54 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Sep 11, 2024
Continent North America
Ethnicity United States
Origin Robert S.; American astronomer at the US Naval Observatory who is considered the co-discoverer of Charon and was the first to calculate the Pluto system’s mass (1942-1993).
Reference [818] - In Memoriam, Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society: Robert Sutton Harrington (1942–1993), published September 1, 1993: https://baas.aas.org/pub/robert-sutton-harrington-1942-1993/release/1
Updated Sep 11, 2024 5:46 PM

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