MOON - VESTA, May 20, 07

Moon, May 20
0h UTC

coords: 06 54 n 27 17
cent long trmntr: e 52.875d
sin long: 0.7973
ecc ell: 0.691
dist: 232 682 mi / 374 465 km
diam: 31.91'
illum: 13.8%

Features: Moon very close to Venus at 0h and
will pass within 2 deg.
N- Apollonius, Firmicus, Auzout, Cleomedes Chain
to Endymion
At 0h trmntr xing W Crisium

S- Langrenus (+), Vendelinus (+), Petavius (+),
Humboldt (+), Furnerius (+)
Libration: e 6.83d s 4.48 d
at 0h trmntr xing Snellius Valley

Moon trav 12.02d @ 0.508 d/h

VESTA: 16 43 16 s 13 52 33
5.6 mag, trav 34"/h
ca. 3 deg SSE of Zeta Oph

Clear Skies,
Ben, 90.126 n 35.539

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