Hotei Arcus (Titan)
Data as of 2026-10-23
What it is
- Type
- Arcus, arcūs
- IAU definition
Arc-shaped feature
- Diameter
- 600 km, 23 % of the radius of its body
- Centre
- 28° S, 281° east (planetocentric latitude, east longitude from 0 to 360°, the IAU convention)
- Name adopted
- 2006
- Origin of the name
One of the seven gods of happiness in Japanese Buddhism. He is the god of contentment, good fortune, cheerfulness, and he is always smiling.
Quoted in English, as the IAU publishes it.
In Galaxy
Opens its body in the application, the camera turned towards Hotei Arcus.
Missions to its body
No observation record of this formation is crossed here. These are the missions the Planetary Data System declares for its body; none is claimed to have observed Hotei Arcus.
Sources
International Astronomical Union Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, read on October 23, 2026. Feature page: https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/7012
Type definitions: IAU Descriptor Terms, read on October 17, 2026. https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/DescriptorTerms