Planetary Names

Basic Info

Feature Name	Sharp K
Clean Name	Sharp K
Feature ID	13063
Target	Moon
Feature Type	Satellite Feature

Location

Control Network

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude	47.57 °
Southmost Latitude	47.43 °
Eastmost Longitude	-38.46 °
Westmost Longitude	-38.67 °
Diameter	4.43 km
Center Latitude	47.50 °
Center Longitude	-38.56 °
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Southmost Latitude	47.42 °
Eastmost Longitude	-38.47 °
Westmost Longitude	-38.70 °
Diameter	4.65 km
Center Latitude	47.49 °
Center Longitude	-38.59 °
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Northmost Latitude	47.40 °
Southmost Latitude	47.40 °
Eastmost Longitude	-38.50 °
Westmost Longitude	-38.50 °
Diameter	5.00 km
Center Latitude	47.40 °
Center Longitude	-38.50 °
WKT String	POINT (321.5 47.4)
Quad	LAC-23 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	2006
Continent	Europe
Ethnicity	Great Britain
Origin	Abraham; British astronomer, mathematician (1651-1742).
Reference	[66] - Named Lunar Formations, by Mary A. Blagg and K. Müller: Percy Lund, Humphries and Co. Ltd., London, 1935.
Updated	Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Parent Feature	Sharp

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