06 February Graze of SAO 77759
PREDICTED PROFILE
LIMIT LINE PREDICTIONS
Grazing Occultation of 77759 K3 Magnitude 7.7 [Red = 7.0]
Date: 2009 Feb 06 3h 16m, to 2009 Feb 06 3h 25m
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 41 19 7 3 16 13 76 176 0.25 5.5 6.90 2.88N
- 96 45 0 41 18 4 3 16 39 76 178 0.25 5.6 6.97 2.95N
- 96 30 0 41 16 58 3 17 4 76 179 0.25 5.6 7.05 3.03N
- 96 15 0 41 15 49 3 17 30 76 180 0.25 5.7 7.13 3.10N
- 96 0 0 41 14 37 3 17 56 76 181 0.25 5.8 7.20 3.18N
- 95 45 0 41 13 23 3 18 21 76 183 0.25 5.9 7.28 3.26N
- 95 30 0 41 12 5 3 18 47 76 184 0.25 6.0 7.36 3.34N
- 95 15 0 41 10 44 3 19 13 76 185 0.25 6.0 7.44 3.42N
- 95 0 0 41 9 20 3 19 38 76 187 0.25 6.1 7.51 3.49N
- 94 45 0 41 7 53 3 20 4 76 188 0.25 6.2 7.59 3.57N
- 94 30 0 41 6 23 3 20 30 76 189 0.25 6.3 7.67 3.65N
- 94 15 0 41 4 50 3 20 56 76 191 0.25 6.3 7.75 3.73N
- 94 0 0 41 3 14 3 21 22 76 192 0.25 6.4 7.83 3.81N
- 93 45 0 41 1 35 3 21 47 76 193 0.25 6.5 7.90 3.88N
- 93 30 0 40 59 53 3 22 13 76 194 0.26 6.6 7.98 3.96N
- 93 15 0 40 58 9 3 22 39 76 196 0.26 6.6 8.06 4.04N
- 93 0 0 40 56 21 3 23 5 76 197 0.26 6.7 8.14 4.12N
- 92 45 0 40 54 29 3 23 31 76 198 0.26 6.8 8.21 4.19N
- 92 30 0 40 52 35 3 23 57 75 200 0.26 6.9 8.29 4.27N
- 92 15 0 40 50 38 3 24 23 75 201 0.26 7.0 8.37 4.35N
- 92 0 0 40 48 38 3 24 49 75 202 0.26 7.0 8.45 4.43N
Path coordinates are referred to WGS84 (as used by GPS), with the
nominal site altitude being referenced to Mean Sea Level.
Projected diameter of star 2 meters
Librations Long -2.32 Lat -4.12
P +7.86 D +4.03
Illumination of moon 83%+
Elongation of Moon 132
Vertical Profile Scale 1.92 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
-0.3 2.7 4.1 4.9 5.4 5.7 6.0 6.2
1.7 2.7 4.1 4.9 5.4 5.7 6.0 6.2
3.7 4.0 5.5 6.3 6.8 7.1 7.4 7.6
5.7 4.7 6.2 7.0 7.5 7.9 8.1 8.3
7.7 4.8 6.2 7.0 7.5 7.9 8.2 8.4
Results of Observer Scan UT
Site Long. Lat. Dist. h m s
Warrensburg Missouri -93.8 38.8 241km 3 21 45
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