07 Jan Graze of SAO 75704


PREDICTED PROFILE


LIMIT LINE PREDICTIONS
Grazing Occultation of   75704 K2      Magnitude 8.1 [Red = 7.4]   
Date: 2009 Jan 07  0h 38m,  to  2009 Jan 07  0h 50m

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   35 55 51   0 37 55       63 113  0.51 153.7 170.06  13.25S
- 96 45  0   36  4 57   0 38 32       63 114  0.50 153.7 170.11  13.19S
- 96 30  0   36 13 58   0 39 10       63 115  0.50 153.8 170.16  13.14S
- 96 15  0   36 22 56   0 39 47       64 116  0.49 153.8 170.21  13.09S
- 96  0  0   36 31 49   0 40 25       64 116  0.49 153.9 170.26  13.04S
- 95 45  0   36 40 39   0 41  2       64 117  0.48 153.9 170.32  12.99S
- 95 30  0   36 49 26   0 41 40       64 118  0.48 154.0 170.37  12.94S
- 95 15  0   36 58  8   0 42 17       65 119  0.47 154.0 170.42  12.88S
- 95  0  0   37  6 46   0 42 54       65 120  0.47 154.1 170.48  12.83S
- 94 45  0   37 15 20   0 43 32       65 121  0.47 154.2 170.53  12.77S
- 94 30  0   37 23 51   0 44  9       65 121  0.46 154.2 170.59  12.72S
- 94 15  0   37 32 17   0 44 46       65 122  0.46 154.3 170.64  12.66S
- 94  0  0   37 40 40   0 45 23       66 123  0.45 154.3 170.70  12.60S
- 93 45  0   37 48 58   0 46  1       66 124  0.45 154.4 170.76  12.55S
- 93 30  0   37 57 13   0 46 38       66 125  0.44 154.4 170.82  12.49S
- 93 15  0   38  5 23   0 47 15       66 126  0.44 154.5 170.88  12.43S
- 93  0  0   38 13 29   0 47 52       66 127  0.44 154.6 170.94  12.37S
- 92 45  0   38 21 32   0 48 29       67 128  0.43 154.6 170.99  12.31S
- 92 30  0   38 29 30   0 49  6       67 129  0.43 154.7 171.06  12.25S
- 92 15  0   38 37 24   0 49 42       67 130  0.43 154.7 171.12  12.19S
- 92  0  0   38 45 14   0 50 19       67 131  0.42 154.8 171.18  12.13S

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

Projected diameter of star  2 meters


                Librations  Long -5.54   Lat -6.33
                            P +171.15     D -6.89
      Illumination of moon  77%+
        Elongation of Moon  123
    Vertical Profile Scale  1.99 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
   Horizontal Scale Factor  1.51 deg/min


At longitude -94.50:
Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in cm)
      CA\Tdia   5    10    15    20    25    30    35
     8.7      5.7   7.1   7.9   8.5   8.8   9.1   9.3
    10.7      5.7   7.1   8.0   8.5   8.9   9.1   9.3
    12.7      5.7   7.2   8.0   8.5   8.9   9.1   9.3
    14.7      5.7   7.2   8.0   8.5   8.9   9.2   9.4
    16.7      5.7   7.2   8.0   8.5   8.9   9.2   9.4


Results of Observer Scan                                    UT
Site                              Long.   Lat.   Dist.    h  m  s
Blue Springs                      -94.3   39.0   139km    0 44 32
Warrensburg Missouri              -93.8   38.8    93km    0 45 58
Deepwater MO                      -93.7   38.2    34km    0 46  2



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