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Old May 6th 07, 08:33 AM posted to uk.sci.astronomy
Ben
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Default MOON / VESTA, May 7, 07

Moon, May 7
0h UTC

coords: 18 35 s 27 51
cent long trmntr: e 32.628
sin long: 0.539
ecc ell: 0.785
dist: 244 108 mi / 392 854 km
dia: 30.4'
illum: 80.9%

Features:
N- Maskelyne, Sinas, Vitruvius, Littrow, Chacornac
+ rilles, Posidonius + rilles, Daniel , Grove,
Lacus Mortis, N&W limbs good
Libration w 5.88, n 6.2
at 0h trmntr between Rothman and Lindenau

S-Toricelli, Theophilus/Cyrillus, Catherina,
Beaumont, Polybius, Rothman, Lindenau,
W Altai Scarp, S Hilands
at 0h trmntr xing Piccolomini and Stiborius

Moon trav 11.765d @ 0.49 d/h

4 VESTA: 16h 53m 16s S 16d 50.5m
mag 5.9, trav 22"/h
look ca 4.5d wnw of Eta Oph (Sabik)

Clear Skies,

Ben, 90.126 n 35.539