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| Feature Name | Hector |
|---|---|
| Clean Name | Hector |
| Feature ID | 16500 |
| Target | Dione |
| Feature Type | Crater, craters |
| Coordinate System | Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360 |
|---|---|
| Northmost Latitude | 43.85 ° |
| Southmost Latitude | 40.47 ° |
| Eastmost Longitude | 66.60 ° |
| Westmost Longitude | 71.93 ° |
| Diameter | 39.00 km |
| Center Latitude | 42.16 ° |
| Center Longitude | 69.27 ° |
| WKT String | |
| Quad | - |
| Approval Status | Adopted by IAU |
|---|---|
| Approval Date | Aug 24, 2026 |
| Continent | Europe |
| Ethnicity | Roman |
| Origin | Trojan prince and warrior, son of King Priam and Queen Hecuba; appears to Aeneas as a ghost in a dream, warning him that Troy has fallen and that he should flee. |
| Reference | [44] - The Aeneid of Virgil, translated by Allen Mandelbaum: Bantam Books, Inc., New York, 1971. |
| Updated | Aug 24, 2026 7:11 PM |
