31 Jan Graze of SAO 109034


PREDICTED PROFILE


LIMIT LINE PREDICTIONS
Grazing Occultation of  109034 K0      Magnitude 8.4 [Red = 7.8]   
Date: 2009 Jan 31  0h 13m,  to  2009 Jan 31  0h 22m

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 40 34   0 13 24   -5  46 234  0.96 143.9 166.54   9.48S
- 96 45  0   35 46 42   0 13 53   -5  46 235  0.97 144.0 166.63   9.38S
- 96 30  0   35 52 45   0 14 21   -5  46 235  0.98 144.1 166.72   9.29S
- 96 15  0   35 58 44   0 14 50   -5  45 235  0.99 144.2 166.81   9.20S
- 96  0  0   36  4 39   0 15 18   -6  45 236  1.00 144.3 166.90   9.11S
- 95 45  0   36 10 29   0 15 45   -6  45 236  1.01 144.4 166.99   9.02S
- 95 30  0   36 16 16   0 16 13   -6  44 236  1.02 144.5 167.08   8.93S
- 95 15  0   36 21 58   0 16 40   -7  44 236  1.03 144.6 167.17   8.84S
- 95  0  0   36 27 37   0 17  7   -7  44 237  1.04 144.7 167.26   8.75S
- 94 45  0   36 33 12   0 17 34   -7  43 237  1.05 144.8 167.35   8.66S
- 94 30  0   36 38 42   0 18  0   -8  43 237  1.07 144.9 167.44   8.58S
- 94 15  0   36 44  9   0 18 26   -8  43 238  1.08 144.9 167.52   8.49S
- 94  0  0   36 49 32   0 18 52   -8  43 238  1.09 145.0 167.61   8.40S
- 93 45  0   36 54 51   0 19 18   -9  42 238  1.10 145.1 167.70   8.31S
- 93 30  0   37  0  6   0 19 43   -9  42 239  1.11 145.2 167.79   8.23S
- 93 15  0   37  5 18   0 20  8   -9  42 239  1.12 145.3 167.87   8.14S
- 93  0  0   37 10 26   0 20 33   -9  41 239  1.13 145.4 167.96   8.05S
- 92 45  0   37 15 30   0 20 58  -10  41 239  1.14 145.5 168.04   7.97S
- 92 30  0   37 20 30   0 21 22  -10  41 240  1.16 145.5 168.13   7.88S
- 92 15  0   37 25 27   0 21 47  -10  41 240  1.17 145.6 168.21   7.80S
- 92  0  0   37 30 20   0 22 11  -11  40 240  1.18 145.7 168.30   7.71S

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


                Librations  Long -7.10   Lat -5.34
                            P +168.08     D -6.50
      Illumination of moon  20%+
        Elongation of Moon  53
    Vertical Profile Scale  1.93 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
   Horizontal Scale Factor  1.48 deg/min


At longitude -94.50:
Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in cm)
      CA\Tdia   5    10    15    20    25    30    35
     4.6      5.2   6.7   7.5   8.0   8.4   8.6   8.8
     6.6      5.2   6.7   7.5   8.0   8.4   8.6   8.9
     8.6      6.0   7.5   8.3   8.8   9.2   9.5   9.8
    10.6      6.0   7.5   8.3   8.8   9.2   9.5   9.8
    12.6      6.0   7.5   8.3   8.8   9.2   9.5   9.8


Results of Observer Scan                                    UT
Site                              Long.   Lat.   Dist.    h  m  s
Blue Springs                      -94.3   39.0   235km    0 18 16
Warrensburg Missouri              -93.8   38.8   195km    0 19 16
Deepwater MO                      -93.7   38.2   130km    0 19 19



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