Planetary Names

Basic Info

Feature Name	Aratus CA
Clean Name	Aratus CA
Feature ID	7329
Target	Moon
Feature Type	Satellite Feature

Location

Control Network

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude	24.58 °
Southmost Latitude	24.46 °
Eastmost Longitude	11.29 °
Westmost Longitude	11.06 °
Diameter	6.75 km
Center Latitude	24.52 °
Center Longitude	11.17 °
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Northmost Latitude	24.59 °
Southmost Latitude	24.52 °
Eastmost Longitude	11.22 °
Westmost Longitude	11.14 °
Diameter	2.08 km
Center Latitude	24.56 °
Center Longitude	11.18 °
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Northmost Latitude	24.50 °
Southmost Latitude	24.50 °
Eastmost Longitude	11.20 °
Westmost Longitude	11.20 °
Diameter	7.00 km
Center Latitude	24.50 °
Center Longitude	11.20 °
WKT String	POINT (11.2 24.5)
Quad	LAC-42 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	2006
Continent	Europe
Ethnicity	Greek
Origin	Aratus of Soli; Greek astronomer (c. 310-240/239 B.C.).
Reference	[89] - Dictionary of Scientific Biography, Charles Coulston Gillispie, editor in chief, vol. 9: Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1981.
Updated	Oct 26, 2010 7:43 AM
Parent Feature	Aratus
Additional Information	Labeled Lorca on some LTO charts.

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Basic Info

Location

Status and Origin

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