04 February Graze of ZC 571


PREDICTED PROFILE


LIMIT LINE PREDICTIONS
Grazing Occultation of     571cA2      Magnitude 6.8 [Red = 6.7]   
Date: 2009 Feb 04  5h 32m,  to  2009 Feb 04  5h 37m

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   39 17 35   5 31 39       36 275  1.36 356.6   9.41   7.51N
- 96 45  0   39 12 49   5 31 54       36 275  1.37 356.6   9.45   7.55N
- 96 30  0   39  8  1   5 32 10       36 275  1.38 356.7   9.50   7.59N
- 96 15  0   39  3 11   5 32 25       36 275  1.40 356.7   9.54   7.64N
- 96  0  0   38 58 19   5 32 41       35 276  1.41 356.8   9.58   7.68N
- 95 45  0   38 53 24   5 32 56       35 276  1.42 356.8   9.62   7.72N
- 95 30  0   38 48 28   5 33 11       35 276  1.44 356.8   9.66   7.76N
- 95 15  0   38 43 30   5 33 26       35 276  1.45 356.9   9.70   7.80N
- 95  0  0   38 38 29   5 33 41       34 277  1.46 356.9   9.74   7.84N
- 94 45  0   38 33 27   5 33 56       34 277  1.48 357.0   9.78   7.88N
- 94 30  0   38 28 22   5 34 11       34 277  1.49 357.0   9.81   7.91N
- 94 15  0   38 23 16   5 34 26       34 277  1.51 357.0   9.85   7.95N
- 94  0  0   38 18  8   5 34 41       33 278  1.52 357.1   9.89   7.99N
- 93 45  0   38 12 57   5 34 55       33 278  1.53 357.1   9.93   8.03N
- 93 30  0   38  7 45   5 35 10       33 278  1.55 357.2   9.97   8.07N
- 93 15  0   38  2 31   5 35 24       33 278  1.56 357.2  10.00   8.10N
- 93  0  0   37 57 14   5 35 39       32 278  1.58 357.2  10.04   8.14N
- 92 45  0   37 51 56   5 35 53       32 279  1.60 357.3  10.08   8.18N
- 92 30  0   37 46 36   5 36  7       32 279  1.61 357.3  10.11   8.21N
- 92 15  0   37 41 14   5 36 21       32 279  1.63 357.3  10.15   8.25N
- 92  0  0   37 35 50   5 36 35       31 279  1.64 357.4  10.19   8.28N

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

       571 is double: AB  7.1  9.1      350.0

                Librations  Long -5.53   Lat -6.05
                            P +10.42     D +5.28
      Illumination of moon  63%+
        Elongation of Moon  106
    Vertical Profile Scale  1.95 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
   Horizontal Scale Factor  1.76 deg/min


At longitude -94.50:
Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in cm)
      CA\Tdia   5    10    15    20    25    30    35
     3.9      4.7   6.2   6.9   7.4   7.7   7.9   8.1
     5.9      5.5   7.0   7.7   8.2   8.6   8.8   9.0
     7.9      5.6   7.0   7.8   8.3   8.6   8.8   9.0
     9.9      5.6   7.0   7.8   8.3   8.6   8.8   9.0
    11.9      5.6   7.0   7.8   8.3   8.6   8.9   9.0


Results of Observer Scan                                    UT
Site                              Long.   Lat.   Dist.    h  m  s
Bonner Springs                    -94.9   39.1    46km    5 33 48
PowellObs                         -94.7   38.6    11km    5 33 59
Blue Springs                      -94.3   39.0    62km    5 34 20
Warrensburg Missouri              -93.8   38.8    62km    5 34 54
Deepwater MO                      -93.7   38.2     2km    5 34 56
Hal                               -80.6   28.2   481km    5 45 28



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