IAU Lunar Nomenclature
Hegu
Hegu is an officially adopted crater, craters on the Moon. Explore its selenographic position and surrounding terrain in 3D.
Feature Profile
- Feature type
- Crater, craters
- Coordinates
- 46.30° S · 177.57° E
- Diameter
- 2.2 km
- IAU approval
- 2019/02/04 00:00:00
- LAC quadrangle
- LAC-119 · Mare Ingenii
Name origin
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.”