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Old May 30th 07, 06:44 AM posted to uk.sci.astronomy
Ben
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Default MOON - VESTA, May 30, 07

Moon, May 30,
20h UTC

coords: 15 27 s 23 45
cent long trmntr: w 78.0d
sin long: 0.978
ecc ell: 0.245
dist: 249 701 mi / 401 855 km
diam: 29.7'
illum: 98.4%

Features: Bright and dark crater rays and Mare
lavas. N limb good...
Libration: w 2.14d, n 5.9d

Moon trav 11.126d @ 0.464 d/h

VESTA, 0h UT May 31
16 32 26 s 14 04
5.4 mag, trav 37"/h
Vesta is about 1 deg S of M107

Best to all,
Ben, 90.126 n 35.539