Planetary Names

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

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

Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Nyctimus on Callisto

Nyctimus

Feature Name	Nyctimus
Clean Name	Nyctimus
Feature ID	4372
Target	Callisto
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	-62.40 °
Southernmost Latitude	-63.20 °
Easternmost Longitude	3.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	4.80 °
Diameter	34.00 km
Center Latitude	-62.80 °
Center Longitude	3.90 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((357 -62.40000000004616, 355.2 -62.40000000004616, 355.2 -63.19999999999331, 357 -63.19999999999331, 357 -62.40000000004616)))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Greek
Quad	-
Reference	[19] - The Greek Myths (2 vols.), by Robert Graves: Penguin Books Ltd., Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England, 1974.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1997
Origin	Brother of Callisto.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM