PREDICTED PROFILE


LIMIT LINE PREDICTIONS
Grazing Occultation of   96382 K0      Magnitude 7.8 [Red = 7.3]   
Date: 2012 Mar 31  4h 27m,  to  2012 Mar 31  4h 35m

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   43 14 39   4 26 58       40 259  1.21  18.9  14.02  13.03N
- 96 45  0   43  6 34   4 27 23       39 260  1.22  18.9  14.03  13.04N
- 96 30  0   42 58 28   4 27 49       39 260  1.23  18.9  14.04  13.05N
- 96 15  0   42 50 21   4 28 15       39 260  1.24  18.9  14.05  13.06N
- 96  0  0   42 42 13   4 28 40       39 261  1.25  18.9  14.06  13.07N
- 95 45  0   42 34  4   4 29  6       38 261  1.26  18.9  14.07  13.08N
- 95 30  0   42 25 54   4 29 31       38 261  1.27  18.9  14.08  13.09N
- 95 15  0   42 17 43   4 29 56       38 262  1.28  18.9  14.09  13.10N
- 95  0  0   42  9 32   4 30 22       38 262  1.29  18.9  14.10  13.11N
- 94 45  0   42  1 19   4 30 47       37 263  1.31  18.9  14.11  13.12N
- 94 30  0   41 53  6   4 31 12       37 263  1.32  19.0  14.12  13.13N
- 94 15  0   41 44 52   4 31 36       37 263  1.33  19.0  14.13  13.13N
- 94  0  0   41 36 38   4 32  1       37 264  1.34  19.0  14.13  13.14N
- 93 45  0   41 28 23   4 32 26       36 264  1.35  19.0  14.14  13.15N
- 93 30  0   41 20  8   4 32 51       36 264  1.37  19.0  14.14  13.15N
- 93 15  0   41 11 52   4 33 15       36 265  1.38  19.0  14.15  13.16N
- 93  0  0   41  3 35   4 33 39       36 265  1.39  19.0  14.15  13.16N
- 92 45  0   40 55 19   4 34  4       35 265  1.40  19.0  14.16  13.16N
- 92 30  0   40 47  1   4 34 28       35 266  1.42  19.0  14.16  13.17N
- 92 15  0   40 38 44   4 34 52       35 266  1.43  19.0  14.16  13.17N
- 92  0  0   40 30 26   4 35 15       35 266  1.45  19.0  14.17  13.17N

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  1 meters  [Estimated]


                Librations  Long -7.76   Lat +4.62
                            P +13.48     D -6.11
      Illumination of moon  53%+
        Elongation of Moon  94
    Vertical Profile Scale  2.33 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
   Horizontal Scale Factor  1.65 deg/min


At longitude -94.50:
Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in cm)
      CA\Tdia   5    10    15    20    25    30    35
     9.1      5.7   7.2   7.9   8.5   8.8   9.1   9.2
    11.1      5.7   7.2   8.0   8.5   8.8   9.1   9.3
    13.1      5.7   7.2   8.0   8.5   8.8   9.1   9.3
    15.1      5.7   7.2   8.0   8.5   8.9   9.1   9.3
    17.1      5.7   7.2   8.0   8.5   8.9   9.1   9.3

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Results of Observer Scan                                    UT
Site                              Long.   Lat.   Dist.    h  m  s
C  4 Blue SprinMO Sandy~Robert L  -94.3   39.0   251km    4 31 27
C 10 Urbana    IL Olsen~Aart      -88.2   40.1   152km    4 40 58



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