05 March Graze of ZC 844
PREDICTED PROFILE
LIMIT LINE PREDICTIONS
Grazing Occultation of 844SB9 Magnitude 5.8 [Red = 0.0] S
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 0 3 19 24 61 253 0.56 8.5 11.87 10.13N
- 96 45 0 39 58 13 3 19 50 61 254 0.56 8.6 11.93 10.19N
- 96 30 0 39 53 23 3 20 15 60 254 0.57 8.6 11.99 10.25N
- 96 15 0 39 48 29 3 20 41 60 255 0.57 8.7 12.06 10.31N
- 96 0 0 39 43 33 3 21 6 60 255 0.58 8.7 12.12 10.37N
- 95 45 0 39 38 34 3 21 32 60 256 0.58 8.8 12.18 10.44N
- 95 30 0 39 33 32 3 21 57 59 256 0.59 8.9 12.24 10.50N
- 95 15 0 39 28 27 3 22 23 59 257 0.60 8.9 12.30 10.56N
- 95 0 0 39 23 19 3 22 48 59 257 0.60 9.0 12.36 10.62N
- 94 45 0 39 18 8 3 23 14 59 258 0.61 9.0 12.42 10.67N
- 94 30 0 39 12 54 3 23 40 58 258 0.61 9.1 12.48 10.73N
- 94 15 0 39 7 37 3 24 5 58 259 0.62 9.2 12.53 10.79N
- 94 0 0 39 2 16 3 24 30 58 259 0.63 9.2 12.59 10.85N
- 93 45 0 38 56 53 3 24 56 58 259 0.63 9.3 12.65 10.91N
- 93 30 0 38 51 27 3 25 21 57 260 0.64 9.3 12.71 10.97N
- 93 15 0 38 45 58 3 25 47 57 260 0.64 9.4 12.77 11.02N
- 93 0 0 38 40 26 3 26 12 57 261 0.65 9.4 12.82 11.08N
- 92 45 0 38 34 51 3 26 38 57 261 0.66 9.5 12.88 11.14N
- 92 30 0 38 29 13 3 27 3 56 262 0.66 9.6 12.93 11.19N
- 92 15 0 38 23 32 3 27 28 56 262 0.67 9.6 12.99 11.25N
- 92 0 0 38 17 48 3 27 54 56 262 0.68 9.7 13.05 11.30N
Path coordinates are referred to WGS84 (as used by GPS), with the
nominal site altitude being referenced to Mean Sea Level.
844 = NSV 02426, 3.5 to 5.78B
844 is triple: AB 6.6 6.6 1.1" 331.2 : ac 5.7 10.5 178" 300.0
Librations Long -2.64 Lat -4.36
P +12.71 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 30km 3 22 59
PowellObs -94.7 38.6 65km 3 23 19
Blue Springs -94.3 39.0 13km 3 23 55
Warrensburg Missouri -93.8 38.8 13km 3 24 54
Deepwater MO -93.7 38.2 76km 3 24 57
Hal -80.6 28.2 475km 3 46 23
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