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Old June 3rd 07, 06:08 AM posted to uk.sci.astronomy
Ben
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Default MOON - VESTA, June, 07

Moon, June 4,
0h UTC

coords: 19 18 s 26 19
cent long trmntr: e 50.76d
sin long: 0.744
ecc ell: 0.568
dist: 241 933 mi / 389 354 km
diam: 30.69'
illum: 91.1%
Moonrise London: 23:35h, June 3

Features:
N- Secchi, Taruntius, Proclus + rays, Macrobius, Berzelius,
Franklin, Cepheus, N limb good...
Libration: w 4.9, n 6.3d
at 0h trmntr xing W Crisium

S- Gutenberg, Goclenius, Colombo, Santbech, S Hilands
at 0h trmntr xing Reichenbach

Moon trav 12.01d @ 0.5 d/h

VESTA: 16 28 23 s 14 10
5.5 mag, trav 37"/h
Vesta is about 2.5 deg NNE of Phi Ophiuchi.

Cheers,
Ben, 90.126 n 35.539