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Latin Name

Lat

Long

Diam

CT

ET

Map

Quad

AS

AD

Ref

FT

Origin

Abbe

57.3S

175.2E

66

EU

GE

3

LMP

5

1970

0

AA

Ernst K.; German optician, physician,astronomer (1840-1905).

Abbot

5.6N

54.8E

10

NA

AM

062D1

LTO

5

1973

0

AA

Charles Greeley; American astrophysicist(1872-1973).

Abduh

14.7N

39.0E

9

AF

EG

061A2

LTO

6

0

0

AA

Mohammed; Egyptian writer(1849-1905).

Abel

34.5S

87.3E

122

EU

NO

3

LOC

5

1964

67

AA

Niels H.; Norwegian mathematician(1802-1829).

Abenezra

21.0S

11.9E

42

EU

SP

96

LAC

5

1935

66

AA

"Abraham Bar Rabbi BenEzra; Spanish Jewish mathematician, astronomer"

Abetti

19.9N

27.7E

65

EU

IT

042C2

LTO

5

1976

0

AA

Antonio; Italian astronomer (1846-1928);Georgio; Italian astronomer

Abul-W'afa

1.0N

116.6E

55

AS

PE

065D3

LTO

5

1970

0

AA

"Persian mathematician,astronomer (940-998)."

Abulfeda

13.8S

13.9E

65

AS

SY

78

LAC

5

1935

66

AA

"Abu'L-fida, Ismail (1273-1331); Syrian geographer."

Acosta

5.6S

60.1E

13

EU

PG

080B4

LTO

5

1976

0

AA

"Cristobal; Portuguese doctor, natural historian (1515-1580)."

Adams

31.9S

68.2E

66

NA

AM

0

0

5

1970

0

AA

John Couch; Britishastronomer (1819-1892); Charles H.; American as

Agatharchides

19.8S

30.9W

48

EU

GR

93

LAC

5

1935

66

AA

Greek geographer (unkn-c.)

Agrippa

4.1N

10.5E

44

EU

GR

60

LM

5

1935

66

AA

Greek astronomer (unkn-fl. A.D. 92).

Airy

18.1S

5.7E

36

EU

GB

95

LAC

5

1935

66

AA

George Biddell; British astronomer (1801-1892).

Aitken

16.8S

173.4E

135

NA

AM

086D4

LTO

5

1970

0

AA

Robert G.; Americanastronomer (1864-1951).

Akis

20.0N

31.8W

2

EU

GR

39C2

S1

5

1976

0

AA

Greek female name.

Al-Bakri

14.3N

20.2E

12

EU

SP

060B1

LTO

5

1976

0

AA

A. A.; Spanish-Arabgeographer (1010-1094).

Al-Biruni

17.9N

92.5E

77

AS

PE

3

LOC

5

1970

0

AA

"Persian astronomer,mathematician, geographer (973-1048)."

Al-Khwarizmi

7.1N

106.4E

65

AS

IQ

3

LOC

5

1973

0

AA

Iraqi mathematician(unkn-c. 825).

Al-Marrakushi

10.4S

55.8E

8

AF

MR

080D2

LTO

5

1976

0

AA

"Moroccan astronomer, mathematician (fl. c.1262)."

Alan

10.9S

6.1W

2

EU

IR

77D1

S1

5

1976

0

AA

Irish male name.

Albategnius

11.7S

4.3E

114

AS

IQ

077C1

LTO

5

1935

66

AA

"Al-Batani, Muhammed Ben Geber C.; Iraqi astronomer, mathematic"

Alden

23.6S

110.8E

104

NA

AM

3

LOC

5

1970

0

AA

Harold L.; Americanastronomer (1890-1964).

Alder

48.6S

177.4W

77

EU

GE

3

LMP

5

1979

0

AA

Kurt; German organic chemist; Nobel laureate (1902-1958).

Aldrin

1.4N

22.1E

3

NA

AM

60

LM

5

1970

0

AA

"Edwin E., Jr.; American astronaut (1930-Live)."

Alekhin

68.2S

131.3W

70

UR

SO

3

LMP

5

1970

0

AA

Nikolaj P.; Soviet rocket

Alexander

40.3N

13.5E

81

EU

GR

26

LAC

5

1935

66

AA

"Alexander the Great, of Macedon; Greek geographer (356-323 B.C.)."

Alfraganus

5.4S

19.0E

20

AS

PE

078A3

LTO

5

1935

66

AA

"Al Fargani, Muhammed Ebn"

Alhazen

15.9N

71.8E

32

AS

IQ

1

LMP

5

1935

66

AA

Abu Ali Al-Hasan Ibn Al Haitham; Iraqi mathematician (987-10

Aliacensis

30.6S

5.2E

79

EU

FR

95

LAC

5

1935

66

AA

"D'Ailly, Pierre; French geographer (1350-1420)."

Almanon

16.8S

15.2E

49

AS

PE

96

LAC

5

1935

66

AA

Abdalla Al Mamun; Persian

Aloha

29.8N

53.9W

3

OC

HA

38B2

S1

5

1976

0

AA

Hawaiian greeting.

Alpetragius

16.0S

4.5W

39

AF

MR

77

LAC

5

1935

66

AA

Nur Ed-Din Al Betrugi; Moroccan astronomer (unkn-c. 1100).

Alphonsus

13.7S

3.2W

108

EU

SP

77D3

S1

5

1935

66

AA

Alfonso X; Spanish astronomer (1223-1284).

Alter

18.7N

107.5W

64

NA

AM

1

LOC

5

1970

0

AA

"Dinsmore; American astronomer, meteorologist (1888-1968)."

Ameghino

3.3N

57.0E

9

EU

IT

062D3

LTO

5

1976

0

AA

Fiorino (or Florentino); Italian natural historian (c. 1854-1911).

Amici

9.9S

172.1W

54

EU

IT

4

LOC

5

1970

0

AA

"Giovanni B.; Italian astronomer, botanist (1786-1863)."

Ammonius

8.5S

0.8W

8

EU

GR

077D2

LTO

5

1976

0

AA

Greek philosopher (unkn-c. 517).

Amontons

5.3S

46.8E

2

EU

FR

079B3

LTO

5

1976

0

AA

Guillaume; French physicist (1663-1705).

Amundsen

84.3S

85.6E

101

EU

NO

3

LMP

5

1964

67

AA

Roald E.; Norwegianexplorer (1872-1928).

Anaxagoras

73.4N

10.1W

50

EU

GR

3

LMP

5

1935

66

AA

Greek astronomer (500-428 B.C.).

Anaximander

66.9N

51.3W

67

EU

GR

3

LMP

5

1935

66

AA

Greek astronomer (c. 611-547 B.C.).

Anaximenes

72.5N

44.5W

80

EU

GR

3

LMP

5

1935

66

AA

Greek astronomer (585-528 B.C.).

Anders

41.3S

142.9W

40

NA

AM

2

LMP

5

1970

0

AA

William A.; American astronaut (1933-Live).

Anderson

15.8N

171.1E

109

NA

AM

4

LOC

5

1970

0

AA

John A.; American astronaut (1876-1959).

Andersson

49.7S

95.3W

13

NA

AM

0

0

5

1985

0

AA

Leif Erland; American astronomer (1943-1979).

Andronov

22.7S

146.1E

16

UR

SO

102B3

LTO

5

1976

0

AA

Aleksandr Aleksandrovich; Soviet physicist(1901-1952).

Andvel

10.4S

12.4E

35

EU

CZ

078D1

LTO

5

1935

66

AA

Karel; Czechoslovakian astronomer (1884-1947).

Ango

20.5N

32.3W

1

AF

UN

39C2

S1

5

1976

0

AA

African male name.

Angstrom

29.9N

41.6W

9

EU

SW

039A2

LTO

5

1935

66

AA

Anders Jonas; Swedish physicist (1814-1874).

Ann

25.1N

0.1W

3

AS

HE

41A3

S1

5

1976

0

AA

Hebrew female name.

Annegrit

29.4N

25.6W

1

EU

GE

40A1

S1

5

1976

0

AA

German female name.

Ansgarius

12.7S

79.7E

94

EU

GE

081C1

LTO

5

1935

66

AA

St. Ansgar; German theologian (801-864).

Antoniadi

69.7S

172.0W

143

EU

FR

3

LMP

5

1970

0

AA

Eug-ene M.; Frenchastronomer (1870-1944).

Anuchin

49.0S

101.3E

57

UR

RU

3

LMP

5

1979

0

AA

Dimitri N.; Russiangeographer (1843-1923).

Anville

1.9N

49.5E

10

EU

FR

061C3

LTO

5

1976

0

AA

Jean-Baptiste Bourguignon; French cartographer(1697-1782).

Apianus

26.9S

7.9E

63

EU

GE

95

LAC

5

1935

66

AA

"Bienewitz, Peter; German mathematician, astronomer (1495-1552)."

Apollo

36.1S

151.8W

537

EU

GR

4

LOC

5

1970

0

AA

Named to honor Apollo missions.

Apollonius

4.5N

61.1E

53

EU

GR

062C1

LTO

5

1935

66

AA

Apollonius of Perga 3rd century B.C.; Greek mathematician.

Appleton

37.2N

158.3E

63

EU

EN

4

LOC

5

1970

0

AA

Sir Edward V.; British physicist; Nobel laureate (1892-1965).

Arago

6.2N

21.4E

26

EU

FR

60

LM

5

1935

66

AA

Dominique Francois Jean; French astronomer(1786-1853).

Aratus

23.6N

4.5E

10

EU

GR

041C1

LTO

5

1935

66

AA

Greek astronomer (315-245 B.C. ?).

Archimedes

29.7N

4.0W

82

EU

GR

41

LM

5

1935

66

AA

"Greek physicist, mathematician (c. 287-212 B.C.)."

Archytas

58.7N

5.0E

31

EU

GR

12

LAC

5

1935

66

AA

Greek mathematician(428-347 B.C. ?).

Argelander

16.5S

5.8E

34

EU

GE

95

LAC

5

1935

66

AA

Friedrich Wilhelm August; German astronomer(1799-1875).

Ariadaeus

4.6N

17.3E

11

AS

BY

60

LM

5

1935

66

AA

"Arrhidaeus, Philipus; King of Babylon chronologer (unkn.-317 B.C"

Ariosto

3.6S

95.6E

23

EU

IT

082A3 LT

O

6

0

0

AA

Ludovico; Italian writer (1474-1533).

Aristarchus

23.7N

47.4W

40

EU

GR

39

LAC

5

1935

66

AA

Greek astronomer (310-230 B.C. ?).

Aristillus

33.9N

1.2E

55

EU

GR

25

LAC

5

1935

66

AA

Greek astronomer(fl. c. 280 B.C.).

Aristoteles

50.2N

17.4E

87

EU

GR

13

LAC

5

1935

66

AA

"Greek astronomer, philosopher(383-322 B.C.)."

Arminski

16.4S

154.2E

26

EU

PO

103A1

LTO

5

1976

0

AA

Franciszek; Polish astronomer(1789-1848).

Armstrong

1.4N

25.0E

4

NA

AM

60

LM

5

1970

0

AA

Neil A.; American astronaut(1930-Live).

Arnold

66.8N

35.9E

94

EU

GE

3

LMP

5

1935

66

AA

Christoph; German astronomer(1650-1695).

Arrhenius

55.6S

91.3W

40

EU

SW

3

LMP

5

1970

0

AA

Svante A.; Swedish chemist; Nobel laureate(1859-1927).

Artamonov

25.5N

103.5E

60

UR

SO

3

LOC

5

1970

0

AA

Nikolaj N.; Soviet rocket scientist(1906-1965).

Artem'ev

10.8N

144.4W

67

UR

SO

4

LOC

5

1970

0

AA

Vladimir A.; Sovietrocket scientist(1885-1962).

Artemis

25.0N

25.4W

2

EU

GR

40A4

SI

5

1976

0

AA

Greek Moon goddess.

Artsimovich

27.6N

36.6W

8

UR

SO

039B4

LTO

5

1973

0

AA

Lev Andreevich; Soviet physicist (1909-1973).

Aryabhata

6.2N

35.1E

22

AS

IN

061D2

LTO

5

1979

0

AA

"Indian astronomer, mathematician (476-c.550)."

Arzachel

18.2S

1.9W

96

EU

SP

95

LAC

5

1935

66

AA

Al Zarkala;Spanish-Arabic astronomer (c. 1028-1087).

Asada

7.3N

49.9E

12

AS

JA

061C2

LTO

5

1976

0

AA

Goryu; Japanese astronomer (1734-1799).

Asclepi

55.1S

25.4E

42

EU

IT

127

LAC

5

1935

66

AA

Giuseppe; Italian astronomer (1706-1776).

Ashbrook

81.4S

112.5W

156

NA

AM

0

0

5

1994

112

AA

Joseph; American astronomer (1918-1980).

Aston

32.9N

87.7W

43

EU

EN

1

LOC

5

1964

67

AA

"Francis W.; Britishchemist, physicist; Nobel laureate (1877-1945)."

Atlas

46.7N

44.4E

87

EU

GR

27

LAC

5

1935

66

AA

Mythological Greek Titan.

Atwood

5.8S

57.7E

29

EU

EN

080A3

LTO

5

1976

0

AA

"G.; British mathematician, physicist (1745-1807)."

Austen

9.0S

0.0E

28

EU

GB

082D1 LT

O

6

0

0

AA

Jane; British author (1775-1817).

Autolycus

30.7N

1.5E

39

EU

GR

41

LM

5

1935

66

AA

Greek astronomer (unkn-c. 330 B.C.).

Auwers

15.1N

17.2E

20

EU

GE

60A2

LTO

5

1935

66

AA

Georg Friedrich Julius Arthur; German astronomer (1838-1915).

Auzout

10.3N

64.1E

32

EU

FR

062B4

LTO

5

1961

0

AA

"Adrien; French astronomer, physicist(1622-1691)."

Avery

1.4S

81.4E

9

NA

CA

081B1

LTO

5

1976

0

AA

Oswald Theodore; Canadian doctor (1877-1955).

Avicenna

39.7N

97.2W

74

AS

PE

1

LOC

5

1970

0

AA

Abu Ali Ibn Sina; Persian doctor (980-1037).

Avogadro

63.1N

164.9E

139

EU

IT

3

LMP

5

1970

0

AA

Amedeo (Conte Di Quarengna); Italian physicist (1776-1856).

Azophi

22.1S

12.7E

47

AS

PE

96

LAC

5

1935

66

AA

"Al-Sufi, Abderrahman; Persian astronomer (903-986)."