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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Champollion Y
Clean Name Champollion Y
Feature ID 8244
Target Moon
Feature Type Satellite Feature

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 40.98 °
Southmost Latitude 40.36 °
Eastmost Longitude 175.18 °
Westmost Longitude 174.10 °
Diameter 24.93 km
Center Latitude 40.67 °
Center Longitude 174.64 °
Northmost Latitude 40.80 °
Southmost Latitude 40.80 °
Eastmost Longitude 174.70 °
Westmost Longitude 174.70 °
Diameter 22.00 km
Center Latitude 40.80 °
Center Longitude 174.70 °
Northmost Latitude 41.09 °
Southmost Latitude 40.23 °
Eastmost Longitude 175.20 °
Westmost Longitude 174.06 °
Diameter 26.14 km
Center Latitude 40.66 °
Center Longitude 174.63 °
Quad LAC-32 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2006
Continent Europe
Ethnicity France
Origin Jean-François; French Egyptologist (1790-1832).
Reference [75] - Webster's Biographical Dictionary: G. and C. Merriam Company, Springfield, Mass., 1974 (and other editions).
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Parent Feature Champollion

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