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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