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Old June 4th 07, 07:09 AM posted to uk.sci.astronomy
Ben
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Default MOON - VESTA, June, 07

Moon, June 5
0h UTC

coords: 20 13 s 23 16
cent long trmntr: e 38.447d
sine long: 0.622
ecc ell: 0.725
dist: 239 714 mi / 385 783 km
diam: 31.0'
illum: 84.4%
Moonrise London: 23:35 GMT, June 4

Features:
N- Ruined craters in Tranquility, Vitruvius, Maraldi +
dome, Posidonius, Littrow + rilles, N Limb, W Limb
Libration: w 5.34d, n 4.6d
at 0h trmntr xing Taurus Mts

S- Capella/Isodorus, Dageurre (ruin), Frascatorius,
Piccolomini, Stiborius, S Highlands...
at 0h trmntr xing E Nectaris

Moon trav 12.208d @ 0.509 d/h

VESTA: 16 27 22 s 14 12
5.5mag, trav 37"/h
Vesta is about 2.5 deg NNE of Phi Oph

Regards,
Ben 90.126 n 35.539