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Old June 1st 07, 07:42 AM posted to sci.astro.amateur
Ben
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Default MOON - VESTA, June 2, 07

Moon, June 2,
0h UTC

coords: 17 24 s 28 06
cent long trmntr: e 74.5d
sin long: 0.9636
ecc ell: 0.2087
dist: 246 049 mi / 395 978 km
diam: 30.18'
illum: 98.8%

Features: Bright and dark Mare lavas and crater rays.
N Limb good...
Libration: w 3.75d, n 6.73d

Moon trav 11.637 d @ 0.485 d/h

VESTA: 16 30 24 s 14 07
5.4 mag, trav 37"/h
Vesta is about 2.5 deg N of PHI (8) Ophiuchi
and about 1 deg S of M107

Regards,
Ben, 90.126 n 35.539