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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Tai-yü

Basic Info

Feature Name Tai-yü
Clean Name Tai yu
Feature ID 5826
Target Eros
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -47.00 °
Southmost Latitude -47.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 126.10 °
Westmost Longitude 126.10 °
Diameter 1.40 km
Center Latitude -47.00 °
Center Longitude 126.10 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2003
Continent Asia
Culture China
Origin Beloved by Pao-yü in novel by Ts'ao Chan (China, 18th century; also "Dream of the Red Chamber", 1929).
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Updated Nov 17, 2008 3:58 PM

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