MOON - VESTA, July 2, 07

Moon, July 2,
0h UTC

coords: 19 59 s 24 04
cent long trmntr: e 68.62d
sin long: 0.9311
ecc ell: 0.3026
dist: 238 026 mi / 384 300 km
diam: 31.1'
illum: 97.6%

Features: Rayed craters + dark/bright mare lavas are best study while
Moon
is near full. E Limb turned away, N limb fair...
Libration: w 4.15d, n 4.89d

Moon trav 12.36d @ 0.515 d/h

VESTA: 16 06 39 s 15 39
6.1 mag, trav 19"/h
Vesta is ca. 3.0 deg ENE of Thete LIBRAE (not Ophiuchi)

Regards,
Ben, 90.126 n 35.539

.

Relevant Pages

  • MOON - VESTA, July 1, 07
    ... Reayed craters and dark/bright mare lavas. ... Moon trav 12.198d @ 0.507 d/h ...
    (sci.astro.amateur)
  • Re: MOON - VESTA, June, 07
    ... Rayed craters and dark/bright mare lavas. ... Moon trav 11.706d @ 0.488 d/h ...
    (uk.sci.astronomy)
  • MOON - VESTA, July 29, 07
    ... Lavas and rayed craters - N & W limbs good ... Moon trav 12.487d @ 0.520 d/h ...
    (sci.astro.amateur)
  • Re: MOON - VESTA, June, 07
    ... Sabine, Ritter, Manners + rilles, Dionysius + rays, ... at 0h trmntr xing Dawes and Serpentine Ridge ... Moon trav 12.427d @ 0.518 d/h ...
    (uk.sci.astronomy)
  • MOON - VESTA, May 24, 07
    ... Hyginus + rilles, Boskovitch, Manilius, Alexander, ... at 0 h trmntr xing Rhaeticus and Cassini ... Moon trav 11.143d @ 0.464 d/h ...
    (sci.astro.amateur)