05 March Graze of X 75950


PREDICTED PROFILE


LIMIT LINE PREDICTIONS
Grazing Occultation of X 75950D        Magnitude 6.6 [Red = 6.6]   
Date: 2009 Mar 05  3h 19m,  to  2009 Mar 05  3h 28m

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   40  3 31   3 19 24       61 253  0.56   8.5  11.87  10.13N
- 96 45  0   39 58 44   3 19 50       61 254  0.56   8.6  11.93  10.19N
- 96 30  0   39 53 54   3 20 15       60 254  0.57   8.6  11.99  10.25N
- 96 15  0   39 49  1   3 20 41       60 255  0.57   8.7  12.05  10.31N
- 96  0  0   39 44  5   3 21  6       60 255  0.58   8.7  12.12  10.37N
- 95 45  0   39 39  6   3 21 32       60 256  0.58   8.8  12.18  10.43N
- 95 30  0   39 34  4   3 21 57       59 256  0.59   8.9  12.24  10.49N
- 95 15  0   39 28 59   3 22 23       59 257  0.60   8.9  12.30  10.55N
- 95  0  0   39 23 51   3 22 49       59 257  0.60   9.0  12.36  10.61N
- 94 45  0   39 18 40   3 23 14       59 258  0.61   9.0  12.42  10.67N
- 94 30  0   39 13 25   3 23 40       58 258  0.61   9.1  12.47  10.73N
- 94 15  0   39  8  8   3 24  5       58 259  0.62   9.2  12.53  10.79N
- 94  0  0   39  2 48   3 24 31       58 259  0.63   9.2  12.59  10.85N
- 93 45  0   38 57 25   3 24 56       58 259  0.63   9.3  12.65  10.91N
- 93 30  0   38 51 59   3 25 21       57 260  0.64   9.3  12.71  10.97N
- 93 15  0   38 46 30   3 25 47       57 260  0.64   9.4  12.76  11.02N
- 93  0  0   38 40 58   3 26 12       57 261  0.65   9.4  12.82  11.08N
- 92 45  0   38 35 23   3 26 38       57 261  0.66   9.5  12.88  11.14N
- 92 30  0   38 29 45   3 27  3       56 262  0.66   9.6  12.93  11.19N
- 92 15  0   38 24  4   3 27 28       56 262  0.67   9.6  12.99  11.25N
- 92  0  0   38 18 20   3 27 54       56 262  0.68   9.7  13.04  11.30N

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

   X 75950 is double: BA  6.6  6.6 1.1" 151.2

                librations  long -2.64   lat -4.36
                            p +12.70     d +3.95
      illumination of moon  59%+
        elongation of moon  100
    vertical profile scale  1.95 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
   horizontal scale factor  1.53 deg/min


at longitude -94.50:
limiting magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in cm)
      ca\tdia   5    10    15    20    25    30    35
     6.7      5.8   7.3   8.1   8.6   9.0   9.3   9.5
     8.7      5.8   7.3   8.1   8.6   9.0   9.3   9.5
    10.7      5.8   7.3   8.1   8.6   9.0   9.3   9.5
    12.7      5.8   7.3   8.1   8.6   9.0   9.3   9.5
    14.7      5.8   7.3   8.1   8.7   9.0   9.3   9.5


results of observer scan                                    ut
site                              long.   lat.   dist.    h  m  s
bonner springs                    -94.9   39.1    31km    3 22 59
powellobs                         -94.7   38.6    66km    3 23 19
blue springs                      -94.3   39.0    14km    3 23 55
warrensburg missouri              -93.8   38.8    13km    3 24 54
deepwater mo                      -93.7   38.2    77km    3 24 57
hal                               -80.6   28.2   476km    3 46 23



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