MOON - VESTA, May 13, 07

Moon, May 13
03h UTC

coords: 23 59 n 01 30
cent long trmntr: w 42.33d
sin long: -0.673
ecc ell: 0.784
dist: 226 444 mi / 364 426 km
diam: 32.8'
illum: 18.9%

Features:
N- Marius + hills + rille, Aristarchus Plateau,
Mairan + Craterlets, Rumker...
at 03h trmntr xing Harbinger Mts

S- Flamsteed + ruin, Hansteen, Billy + rille,
Mersennius, Wargentin/Nasmyth/Phocylides...
Libration: w 4.5d, s 1.38d
at 03h trmntr xing Letronne (degraded)

Moon trav 13.37d @ 0.57 d/h

VESTA: 16 49 09 s 13 50 16
5.8 mag, trav 28"/h
ca. 5 deg wnw of Sabik (Eta Oph)

Clear skies,
Ben, 90.126 n 35.539