Planetary Names

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

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

Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Alberich on Umbriel

Alberich

Feature Name	Alberich
Clean Name	Alberich
Feature ID	163
Target	Umbriel
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	-33.50 °
Southernmost Latitude	-33.60 °
Easternmost Longitude	45.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	39.30 °
Diameter	52.00 km
Center Latitude	-33.60 °
Center Longitude	42.20 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((39.3 -33.6, 45 -33.6, 45 -33.5, 39.3 -33.5, 39.3 -33.6)))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Germany
Quad	-
Reference	[86] - The World Guide to Gnomes, Fairies, Elves and other Little People, by Thomas Keightley, Avenel Books, New York, 1978.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1988
Origin	Dwarf who guarded Niebelung gold, also had a mantle of invisibility.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM