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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