16 Jan Graze of ZC 1761
PREDICTED PROFILE
LIMIT LINE PREDICTIONS
Grazing Occultation of 1761DG5 Magnitude 8.3 [Red = 7.8]
Date: 2009 Jan 16 9h 21m, to 2009 Jan 16 9h 32m
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 38 31 35 9 20 52 39 148 1.24 218.9 196.32 13.71S
- 96 45 0 38 21 24 9 21 21 39 148 1.23 219.0 196.39 13.78S
- 96 30 0 38 11 8 9 21 50 39 148 1.21 219.1 196.47 13.85S
- 96 15 0 38 0 47 9 22 19 40 149 1.20 219.2 196.54 13.93S
- 96 0 0 37 50 21 9 22 49 40 149 1.19 219.2 196.61 14.00S
- 95 45 0 37 39 51 9 23 19 40 150 1.18 219.3 196.68 14.07S
- 95 30 0 37 29 15 9 23 50 41 150 1.16 219.4 196.75 14.14S
- 95 15 0 37 18 34 9 24 21 41 150 1.15 219.4 196.82 14.21S
- 95 0 0 37 7 48 9 24 52 41 151 1.14 219.5 196.89 14.28S
- 94 45 0 36 56 57 9 25 23 42 151 1.13 219.6 196.96 14.35S
- 94 30 0 36 46 1 9 25 55 42 151 1.11 219.7 197.03 14.42S
- 94 15 0 36 34 59 9 26 28 42 152 1.10 219.7 197.10 14.49S
- 94 0 0 36 23 53 9 27 0 43 152 1.09 219.8 197.17 14.56S
- 93 45 0 36 12 41 9 27 33 43 153 1.08 219.9 197.24 14.63S
- 93 30 0 36 1 25 9 28 7 43 153 1.07 219.9 197.31 14.70S
- 93 15 0 35 50 3 9 28 41 43 154 1.06 220.0 197.38 14.77S
- 93 0 0 35 38 36 9 29 15 44 154 1.04 220.1 197.45 14.84S
- 92 45 0 35 27 3 9 29 50 44 154 1.03 220.1 197.52 14.91S
- 92 30 0 35 15 25 9 30 25 44 155 1.02 220.2 197.59 14.98S
- 92 15 0 35 3 42 9 31 0 45 155 1.01 220.3 197.66 15.05S
- 92 0 0 34 51 54 9 31 36 45 156 1.00 220.4 197.73 15.12S
Path coordinates are referred to WGS84 (as used by GPS), with the
nominal site altitude being referenced to Mean Sea Level.
1761 is double: BA 7.6 7.3 6.8" 86.9
librations long +7.93 lat +6.19
p +197.80 d +3.85
illumination of moon 67%-
elongation of moon 110
vertical profile scale 2.13 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
horizontal scale factor 1.45 deg/min
at longitude -94.50:
limiting magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in cm)
ca\tdia 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
10.4 5.6 7.1 7.9 8.4 8.7 9.0 9.2
12.4 5.7 7.1 7.9 8.4 8.7 9.0 9.2
14.4 5.7 7.1 7.9 8.4 8.8 9.0 9.2
16.4 5.7 7.1 7.9 8.4 8.8 9.0 9.2
18.4 5.7 7.1 7.9 8.4 8.8 9.0 9.2
results of observer scan ut
site long. lat. dist. h m s
blue springs -94.3 39.0 190km 9 26 15
warrensburg missouri -93.8 38.8 207km 9 27 31
deepwater mo -93.7 38.2 159km 9 27 35
hal -80.6 28.2 270km 10 6 7
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