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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Blazhko R
Clean Name Blazhko R
Feature ID 7780
Target Moon
Feature Type Satellite Feature

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 30.70 °
Southmost Latitude 28.94 °
Eastmost Longitude -149.14 °
Westmost Longitude -150.87 °
Diameter 53.98 km
Center Latitude 29.82 °
Center Longitude -150.01 °
Northmost Latitude 30.70 °
Southmost Latitude 28.95 °
Eastmost Longitude -148.94 °
Westmost Longitude -150.97 °
Diameter 53.22 km
Center Latitude 29.83 °
Center Longitude -149.96 °
Northmost Latitude 30.00 °
Southmost Latitude 30.00 °
Eastmost Longitude -149.80 °
Westmost Longitude -149.80 °
Diameter 53.00 km
Center Latitude 30.00 °
Center Longitude -149.80 °
Quad LAC-51 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2006
Continent Europe
Culture Soviet
Origin Sergei Nikolaevich; Soviet astronomer (1870-1956).
Reference [89] - Dictionary of Scientific Biography, Charles Coulston Gillispie, editor in chief, vol. 9: Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1981.
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Parent Feature Blazhko

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