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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Kostinskiy W
Clean Name Kostinskiy W
Feature ID 10405
Target Moon
Feature Type Satellite Feature

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 17.46 °
Southmost Latitude 16.66 °
Eastmost Longitude 116.11 °
Westmost Longitude 115.27 °
Diameter 24.39 km
Center Latitude 17.06 °
Center Longitude 115.69 °
Northmost Latitude 17.29 °
Southmost Latitude 16.52 °
Eastmost Longitude 115.80 °
Westmost Longitude 115.00 °
Diameter 23.16 km
Center Latitude 16.91 °
Center Longitude 115.40 °
Northmost Latitude 17.20 °
Southmost Latitude 17.20 °
Eastmost Longitude 115.60 °
Westmost Longitude 115.60 °
Diameter 24.00 km
Center Latitude 17.20 °
Center Longitude 115.60 °
Quad LAC-47 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2006
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Soviet
Origin Sergey Konstantinovich; Soviet astronomer (1867-1936).
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 Kostinskiy

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