Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
Planetary Names: Satellite Feature: Aitken Y on Moon

Aitken Y

Feature Name Aitken Y
Clean Name Aitken Y
Feature ID 7127
Target Moon
Feature Type Satellite Feature
Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude -11.40 °
Southernmost Latitude -12.46 °
Easternmost Longitude 173.52 °
Westernmost Longitude 172.32 °
Diameter 35.72 km
Center Latitude -11.93 °
Center Longitude 172.92 °
Northernmost Latitude -12.00 °
Southernmost Latitude -12.00 °
Easternmost Longitude 173.20 °
Westernmost Longitude 173.20 °
Diameter 35.00 km
Center Latitude -12.00 °
Center Longitude 173.20 °
Northernmost Latitude -11.34 °
Southernmost Latitude -12.59 °
Easternmost Longitude 173.66 °
Westernmost Longitude 172.39 °
Diameter 37.85 km
Center Latitude -11.96 °
Center Longitude 173.02 °
Continent North America
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
American
Quad LAC-86 [pdf]
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2006
Origin Robert Grant; American astronomer (1864-1951).
Last Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Parent Feature Aitken

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