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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Schwabe X
Clean Name Schwabe X
Feature ID 13001
Target Moon
Feature Type Satellite Feature

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 68.45 °
Southmost Latitude 68.21 °
Eastmost Longitude 56.93 °
Westmost Longitude 56.27 °
Diameter 7.34 km
Center Latitude 68.33 °
Center Longitude 56.60 °
Northmost Latitude 68.44 °
Southmost Latitude 68.20 °
Eastmost Longitude 56.86 °
Westmost Longitude 56.21 °
Diameter 7.34 km
Center Latitude 68.32 °
Center Longitude 56.54 °
Northmost Latitude 68.30 °
Southmost Latitude 68.30 °
Eastmost Longitude 56.60 °
Westmost Longitude 56.60 °
Diameter 8.00 km
Center Latitude 68.30 °
Center Longitude 56.60 °
Quad LAC-5 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2006
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Germany
Origin Samuel Heinrich; German astronomer (1789-1875).
Reference [159] - Random House Webster's Dictionary of Scientists: Random House, New York, 1996.
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Parent Feature Schwabe

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