04 February Graze of SAO 76119


PREDICTED PROFILE


LIMIT LINE PREDICTIONS
Grazing Occultation of   76119cA5      Magnitude 8.1 [Red = 8.0]   
Date: 2009 Feb 04  1h 35m,  to  2009 Feb 04  1h 46m

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   37 55 56   1 34 33       76 198  0.25 164.3 177.67   4.03S
- 96 45  0   37 58 51   1 35  9       76 200  0.25 164.4 177.77   3.93S
- 96 30  0   38  1 43   1 35 45       76 201  0.25 164.5 177.86   3.84S
- 96 15  0   38  4 31   1 36 21       76 202  0.26 164.6 177.96   3.75S
- 96  0  0   38  7 16   1 36 57       75 204  0.26 164.7 178.05   3.65S
- 95 45  0   38  9 56   1 37 33       75 205  0.26 164.8 178.14   3.56S
- 95 30  0   38 12 34   1 38  9       75 206  0.27 164.9 178.24   3.47S
- 95 15  0   38 15  7   1 38 45       75 207  0.27 165.0 178.33   3.37S
- 95  0  0   38 17 37   1 39 21       75 209  0.27 165.1 178.42   3.28S
- 94 45  0   38 20  3   1 39 56       75 210  0.28 165.2 178.52   3.19S
- 94 30  0   38 22 25   1 40 32       74 211  0.28 165.3 178.61   3.09S
- 94 15  0   38 24 44   1 41  7       74 212  0.28 165.4 178.70   3.00S
- 94  0  0   38 27  0   1 41 42       74 213  0.29 165.5 178.80   2.91S
- 93 45  0   38 29 11   1 42 17       74 214  0.29 165.5 178.89   2.81S
- 93 30  0   38 31 20   1 42 53       74 215  0.30 165.6 178.98   2.72S
- 93 15  0   38 33 24   1 43 27       73 216  0.30 165.7 179.08   2.63S
- 93  0  0   38 35 25   1 44  2       73 217  0.30 165.8 179.17   2.53S
- 92 45  0   38 37 23   1 44 37       73 218  0.31 165.9 179.26   2.44S
- 92 30  0   38 39 17   1 45 12       73 219  0.31 166.0 179.35   2.35S
- 92 15  0   38 41  7   1 45 46       72 220  0.32 166.1 179.45   2.26S
- 92  0  0   38 42 54   1 46 21       72 221  0.32 166.2 179.54   2.16S

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

     76119 is double: AB  9.3  9.3 0.10" 139.0

    c a s s i n i   r e g i o n   g r a z e
                librations  long -5.09   lat -6.20
                            p +179.14     d -6.06
      illumination of moon  62%+
        elongation of moon  104
    vertical profile scale  1.91 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
   horizontal scale factor  1.38 deg/min


at longitude -94.50:
limiting magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in cm)
      ca\tdia   5    10    15    20    25    30    35
    -0.9      3.0   4.4   5.2   5.7   6.1   6.3   6.5
     1.1      4.5   6.0   6.8   7.3   7.7   7.9   8.1
     3.1      5.0   6.4   7.2   7.7   8.1   8.4   8.6
     5.1      5.8   7.3   8.1   8.6   9.0   9.3   9.5
     7.1      5.8   7.3   8.1   8.6   9.0   9.3   9.5


results of observer scan                                    ut
site                              long.   lat.   dist.    h  m  s
bonner springs                    -94.9   39.1    81km    1 39 36
powellobs                         -94.7   38.6    33km    1 40  3
warrensburg missouri              -93.8   38.8    38km    1 42 15
deepwater mo                      -93.7   38.2    32km    1 42 19



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