05 Jan Graze of SAO92305


PREDICTED PROFILE


LIMIT LINE PREDICTIONS
Grazing Occultation of   92305 G0      Magnitude 8.9 [Red = 8.7]   
Date: 2009 Jan 05  0h 40m,  to  2009 Jan 05  0h 54m

Nominal site altitude 250m

E. Longit.   Latitude     U.T.    Sun  Moon   TanZ   PA    AA      CA
   o  '  "    o  '  "   h  m  s   Alt Alt Az          o     o      o
- 97  0  0   34 23 12   0 39 42       68 179  0.40 143.2 164.98  15.01S
- 96 45  0   34 33 14   0 40 26       68 180  0.40 143.3 165.07  14.92S
- 96 30  0   34 43 10   0 41 10       68 181  0.41 143.4 165.15  14.85S
- 96 15  0   34 53  1   0 41 54       68 182  0.41 143.4 165.23  14.77S
- 96  0  0   35  2 46   0 42 38       67 184  0.41 143.5 165.31  14.69S
- 95 45  0   35 12 25   0 43 22       67 185  0.42 143.6 165.39  14.60S
- 95 30  0   35 21 59   0 44  5       67 186  0.42 143.7 165.47  14.52S
- 95 15  0   35 31 28   0 44 48       67 187  0.43 143.8 165.55  14.44S
- 95  0  0   35 40 50   0 45 30       67 188  0.43 143.8 165.63  14.36S
- 94 45  0   35 50  8   0 46 13       67 189  0.43 143.9 165.71  14.28S
- 94 30  0   35 59 20   0 46 55       66 190  0.44 144.0 165.80  14.20S
- 94 15  0   36  8 26   0 47 37       66 191  0.44 144.1 165.88  14.11S
- 94  0  0   36 17 27   0 48 18       66 192  0.45 144.2 165.96  14.03S
- 93 45  0   36 26 22   0 48 59       66 193  0.45 144.3 166.05  13.94S
- 93 30  0   36 35 12   0 49 40       65 193  0.46 144.3 166.13  13.86S
- 93 15  0   36 43 57   0 50 21       65 194  0.46 144.4 166.22  13.78S
- 93  0  0   36 52 36   0 51  2       65 195  0.47 144.5 166.30  13.69S
- 92 45  0   37  1 10   0 51 42       65 196  0.47 144.6 166.38  13.61S
- 92 30  0   37  9 39   0 52 22       65 197  0.48 144.7 166.47  13.52S
- 92 15  0   37 18  2   0 53  2       64 198  0.48 144.8 166.55  13.44S
- 92  0  0   37 26 20   0 53 41       64 199  0.49 144.8 166.64  13.35S

Path coordinates are referred to WGS84 (as used by GPS), with the
nominal site altitude being referenced to Mean Sea Level.


                Librations  Long -7.64   Lat -6.11
                            P +166.58     D -7.53
      Illumination of moon  56%+
        Elongation of Moon  96
    Vertical Profile Scale  1.98 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
   Horizontal Scale Factor  1.39 deg/min


At longitude -94.50:
Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in cm)
      CA\Tdia   5    10    15    20    25    30    35
    10.2      5.9   7.3   8.2   8.7   9.1   9.4   9.6
    12.2      5.9   7.4   8.2   8.7   9.1   9.4   9.6
    14.2      5.9   7.4   8.2   8.7   9.1   9.4   9.6
    16.2      5.9   7.4   8.2   8.7   9.1   9.4   9.7
    18.2      5.9   7.4   8.2   8.8   9.1   9.4   9.7


Results of Observer Scan                                    UT
Site                              Long.   Lat.   Dist.    h  m  s
Blue Springs                      -94.3   39.0   260km    0 47 21
Warrensburg Missouri              -93.8   38.8   214km    0 48 56
Deepwater MO                      -93.7   38.2   156km    0 49  1



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