05 March Graze of SAO 77272


PREDICTED PROFILE


LIMIT LINE PREDICTIONS
Grazing Occultation of   77272cF7      Magnitude 7.6 [Red = 7.3]   
Date: 2009 Mar 05  2h 11m,  to  2009 Mar 05  2h 20m

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 43  8   2 11 14       72 227  0.33   5.2   8.76   7.04N
- 96 45  0   40 40 38   2 11 40       72 228  0.33   5.3   8.83   7.11N
- 96 30  0   40 38  6   2 12  6       71 229  0.34   5.3   8.91   7.19N
- 96 15  0   40 35 31   2 12 33       71 229  0.34   5.4   8.99   7.27N
- 96  0  0   40 32 52   2 12 59       71 230  0.34   5.5   9.06   7.34N
- 95 45  0   40 30 11   2 13 25       71 231  0.35   5.6   9.14   7.42N
- 95 30  0   40 27 26   2 13 52       71 232  0.35   5.6   9.21   7.49N
- 95 15  0   40 24 38   2 14 18       70 233  0.36   5.7   9.29   7.57N
- 95  0  0   40 21 48   2 14 44       70 234  0.36   5.8   9.36   7.64N
- 94 45  0   40 18 54   2 15 11       70 234  0.36   5.9   9.44   7.72N
- 94 30  0   40 15 57   2 15 37       70 235  0.37   5.9   9.52   7.79N
- 94 15  0   40 12 57   2 16  4       70 236  0.37   6.0   9.59   7.87N
- 94  0  0   40  9 54   2 16 30       69 237  0.38   6.1   9.66   7.94N
- 93 45  0   40  6 48   2 16 56       69 237  0.38   6.2   9.74   8.02N
- 93 30  0   40  3 38   2 17 23       69 238  0.38   6.2   9.81   8.09N
- 93 15  0   40  0 26   2 17 49       69 239  0.39   6.3   9.89   8.17N
- 93  0  0   39 57 11   2 18 16       69 240  0.39   6.4   9.96   8.24N
- 92 45  0   39 53 52   2 18 42       68 240  0.40   6.5  10.03   8.31N
- 92 30  0   39 50 30   2 19  8       68 241  0.40   6.5  10.11   8.39N
- 92 15  0   39 47  6   2 19 35       68 242  0.40   6.6  10.18   8.46N
- 92  0  0   39 43 38   2 20  1       68 242  0.41   6.7  10.25   8.53N

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

     77272 is double: AB       2.5 0.025" 105.1

                librations  long -2.49   lat -4.44
                            p +9.74     d +4.22
      illumination of moon  59%+
        elongation of moon  100
    vertical profile scale  1.93 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
   horizontal scale factor  1.43 deg/min


at longitude -94.50:
limiting magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in cm)
      ca\tdia   5    10    15    20    25    30    35
     3.8      5.0   6.4   7.3   7.8   8.1   8.4   8.6
     5.8      5.8   7.3   8.1   8.7   9.0   9.3   9.5
     7.8      5.8   7.3   8.1   8.7   9.1   9.3   9.6
     9.8      5.9   7.3   8.1   8.7   9.1   9.4   9.6
    11.8      5.9   7.3   8.2   8.7   9.1   9.4   9.6


results of observer scan                                    ut
site                              long.   lat.   dist.    h  m  s
blue springs                      -94.3   39.0   130km    2 15 53
warrensburg missouri              -93.8   38.8   138km    2 16 54
deepwater mo                      -93.7   38.2   205km    2 16 57



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