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RE: July 2013

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Mercury occults the magnitude 5.9 star SAO 96407 at ~7:11 UT, 14th July, 2013.

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Eyes on the Sky: July 8 thru July 14

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Mercury makes its closest approach to the Earth (distance: 0.566 AU) on the 7th July.

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In the dawn sky a thin crescent Moon joins Mars and Jupiter on the 6th.
Mars is 4° from the Moon

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The Earth-Moon barycentre is at Aphelion (distance to sun: 1.0167 AU) at 23.06.9 UT, 4th July

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Venus is 0.1° north of the Beehive cluster on the 3rd July.

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Titan is north of Saturn on the 1st July, 2013.

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Eyes on the Sky: July 1 thru July 7

Credit: eyesontheskyDOTcom

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Bright Asteroids at Opposition

Asteroid (389) Industria is at Opposition in constellation the Sagittarius on the 2nd July, 2013.
Magnitude: 11.0
Distance to Earth: 1.588 AU
Distance to Sun center: 2.605 AU

Asteroid (387) Aquitania is at Opposition in constellation the Aquila on the 10th July, 2013.
Magnitude: 9.7
Distance to Earth: 1.086 AU
Distance to Sun center: 2.091 AU

Asteroid (5) Astraea is at Opposition in constellation the Sagittarius on the 13th July, 2013.
Magnitude: 10.9
Distance to Earth: 1.958 AU
Distance to Sun center: 2.972 AU

Asteroid (173) Ino is at Opposition in constellation the Aquila on the 13th July, 2013.
Magnitude: 11.3
Distance to Earth: 1.597 AU
Distance to Sun center: 2.594 AU

Asteroid (41) Daphne is at Opposition in constellation the Aquila on the 13th July, 2013.
Magnitude: 10.3
Distance to Earth: 1.339 AU
Distance to Sun center: 2.299 AU

Asteroid (8) Flora is at Opposition in constellation the Sagittarius on the 20th July, 2013.
Magnitude: 8.7
Distance to Earth: 1.185 AU
Distance to Sun center: 2.201 AU

Asteroid (47) Aglaja is at Opposition in constellation the Capricornus on the 26th July, 2013.
Magnitude: 11.0
Distance to Earth: 1.494 AU
Distance to Sun center: 2.505 AU