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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