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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Coordinate Systems for Planets and Satellites

Below is a list of the IAU-accepted coordinate systems for the planets and satellites.

Target Coordinate Systems Control Networks
Amalthea Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Ariel Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Callisto Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Charon Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
 Charon
Deimos Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Dione Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Enceladus Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Epimetheus Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Europa Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Ganymede Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Hyperion Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Iapetus Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Io Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
 Voyager/Galileo SSI
Janus Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Mars Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
 MDIM 2.0
MDIM 2.1
Mercury Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
 Preliminary MESSENGER
MESSENGER Team
Mimas Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Miranda Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Moon Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
 ULCN 2005
LOLA 2011
Oberon Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Phobos Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Phoebe Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Pluto Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
 Pluto
Proteus Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Puck Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Rhea Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Tethys Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Thebe Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Titan Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Titania Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Triton Planetographic, +East, 0 - 360
Umbriel Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Venus Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360

Note: The IAU has a separate system for small bodies. Coordinates and systems for these targets will be updated when data are available.