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Old June 23rd 07, 05:34 AM posted to uk.sci.astronomy
Ben
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Default MOON - VESTA, June, 07

Moon, June 24,
0h UTC

coords: 13 01 s 09 56
cent long trmntr: w 14.233d
sin long: -0.2458
ecc ell: 0.9611
dist: 251 234 mi / 404 321 km
diam: 29.6'
illum: 63.8%

Features:
N- Eratosthenes, Timocharis, Grabau Ridge, Archimedes,
Plato, Vallis Alpes...
Libration: e 1.79d, n 4.67d
at 0h trmntr xing Stadius (ruin)

S- Alphonsus, Arzachel, Thebit, Rupes Recta,
Birt, S Highlands
at 0h trmntr xing Guericke (dgr)

Moon trav 10.884d @ 0.454 d/h

VESTA: 16 10 56 s 15 06
5.9 mag, 25"/h travel
Vesta is about 5 deg WNW of Phi Oph

Regards,
Ben, 90.126 n 35.539