Crater

Hegu

Constellation name in the ancient Chinese star map, which contains the star Altair, also known as Niulang, the cowherd who marries Zhinyu in the Chinese folk tale “The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl.”

Center: 46.3000°S, 177.5700°E
Diameter: 2.2 km
LGRS cell: 45GGP
Full LGRS reference: 45GGP0785822107
Chart quadrangle: Mare Ingenii
Nearest missions: Chang'e 426 km
Chang'e 6633 km
Artemis III candidate region: Slater Plain1273 km

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Name, position, and origin from the IAU/USGS Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.