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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Vendelinus V
Clean Name Vendelinus V
Feature ID 13646
Target Moon
Feature Type Satellite Feature

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude -15.46 °
Southmost Latitude -15.64 °
Eastmost Longitude 56.01 °
Westmost Longitude 55.84 °
Diameter 5.77 km
Center Latitude -15.55 °
Center Longitude 55.92 °
Northmost Latitude -15.49 °
Southmost Latitude -15.63 °
Eastmost Longitude 55.96 °
Westmost Longitude 55.83 °
Diameter 4.03 km
Center Latitude -15.56 °
Center Longitude 55.90 °
Northmost Latitude -15.50 °
Southmost Latitude -15.50 °
Eastmost Longitude 55.80 °
Westmost Longitude 55.80 °
Diameter 5.00 km
Center Latitude -15.50 °
Center Longitude 55.80 °
Quad LAC-80 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2006
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Belgium
Origin Wendelin, Godefroid; Belgian astronomer (1580-1667).
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 Vendelinus

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