PREDICTED PROFILE
LIMIT LINE PREDICTIONS
Grazing Occultation of 1257 K0 Magnitude 7.3 [Red = 6.6]
Date: 2012 Mar 05 8h 5m, to 2012 Mar 05 8h 12m
Nominal site altitude 236m
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 40 54 2 8 4 59 31 263 1.69 24.1 11.56 16.23N
- 96 45 0 40 45 4 8 5 23 30 263 1.71 24.1 11.54 16.22N
- 96 30 0 40 36 7 8 5 46 30 264 1.73 24.1 11.53 16.21N
- 96 15 0 40 27 12 8 6 10 30 264 1.74 24.1 11.51 16.19N
- 96 0 0 40 18 19 8 6 33 30 264 1.76 24.0 11.50 16.18N
- 95 45 0 40 9 28 8 6 57 29 265 1.78 24.0 11.48 16.16N
- 95 30 0 40 0 39 8 7 20 29 265 1.80 24.0 11.46 16.14N
- 95 15 0 39 51 52 8 7 43 29 265 1.82 24.0 11.45 16.13N
- 95 0 0 39 43 7 8 8 5 29 266 1.84 24.0 11.43 16.11N
- 94 45 0 39 34 23 8 8 28 28 266 1.85 24.0 11.41 16.09N
- 94 30 0 39 25 42 8 8 50 28 266 1.87 23.9 11.39 16.07N
- 94 15 0 39 17 3 8 9 12 28 267 1.89 23.9 11.37 16.05N
- 94 0 0 39 8 26 8 9 34 28 267 1.92 23.9 11.35 16.03N
- 93 45 0 38 59 51 8 9 56 27 267 1.94 23.9 11.33 16.01N
- 93 30 0 38 51 18 8 10 18 27 268 1.96 23.9 11.31 15.99N
- 93 15 0 38 42 48 8 10 39 27 268 1.98 23.8 11.29 15.97N
- 93 0 0 38 34 20 8 11 0 27 268 2.00 23.8 11.27 15.95N
- 92 45 0 38 25 54 8 11 21 26 268 2.03 23.8 11.25 15.93N
- 92 30 0 38 17 30 8 11 42 26 269 2.05 23.8 11.23 15.91N
- 92 15 0 38 9 9 8 12 2 26 269 2.07 23.8 11.20 15.88N
- 92 0 0 38 0 50 8 12 22 25 269 2.10 23.7 11.18 15.86N
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 [Estimated]
Librations Long -7.32 Lat +6.06
P +10.64 D -7.13
Illumination of moon 88%+
Elongation of Moon 139
Vertical Profile Scale 2.64 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
Horizontal Scale Factor 1.82 deg/min
At longitude -94.50:
Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in cm)
CA\Tdia 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
12.1 5.2 6.6 7.4 7.8 8.1 8.3 8.5
14.1 5.2 6.7 7.4 7.9 8.1 8.4 8.5
16.1 5.3 6.7 7.4 7.9 8.2 8.4 8.5
18.1 5.3 6.7 7.4 7.9 8.2 8.4 8.5
20.1 5.3 6.7 7.4 7.9 8.2 8.4 8.5
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Results of Observer Scan UT
Site Long. Lat. Dist. h m s
C 2 Nebraska CNE Lanning~Eugene -95.9 40.7 36km 8 6 39
C 3 Bonner SprKS Robinson~Walte -94.9 39.1 54km 8 8 15
C 4 Blue SprinMO Sandy~Robert L -94.3 39.0 28km 8 9 4
C 8 Rolla MO Senne~Joseph H -91.8 37.9 4km 8 12 41
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