MOON / Vesta, Apr 2, 07

Moon, Apr 2
0h UTC

coords: 14 12 s 17 29
cent long trmntr: w 85.217d
sin long: - 0.997
ecc ell: 0.105
dist: 251 882 mi / 405 098 km
diam: 29.48'
illum: 99.7%

Features: Full Moon @ 10:10:37 UTC
Bright and dark lavas and rays
N Limb good
Libration: w 2.49, n 6.23

4 VESTA is about 3.5 d wnw of Eta Ophiuchus
and its retrograde motion will carry it back across
the border into Scorpius about May 10. It is 6.0
magnitude right now and will brighten all month
long. Naked eye visible for some locations.

Clear Skies,

Ben
90.126 n 35.539