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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