PREDICTED PROFILE
LIMIT LINE PREDICTIONS
Grazing Occultation of 117836 G5 Magnitude 7.2 [Red = 6.7]
Date: 2012 Apr 03 4h 53m, to 2012 Apr 03 5h 5m
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 42 4 25 4 52 57 51 218 0.82 29.9 11.08 15.58N
- 96 45 0 41 54 41 4 53 32 51 218 0.82 29.9 11.10 15.59N
- 96 30 0 41 44 56 4 54 7 51 219 0.82 29.9 11.12 15.61N
- 96 15 0 41 35 9 4 54 43 51 220 0.82 29.9 11.14 15.63N
- 96 0 0 41 25 20 4 55 18 50 220 0.83 29.9 11.15 15.65N
- 95 45 0 41 15 29 4 55 54 50 221 0.83 30.0 11.17 15.66N
- 95 30 0 41 5 37 4 56 30 50 222 0.83 30.0 11.18 15.68N
- 95 15 0 40 55 43 4 57 5 50 222 0.83 30.0 11.20 15.69N
- 95 0 0 40 45 48 4 57 41 50 223 0.83 30.0 11.21 15.70N
- 94 45 0 40 35 51 4 58 17 50 224 0.84 30.0 11.22 15.72N
- 94 30 0 40 25 53 4 58 53 50 224 0.84 30.0 11.23 15.73N
- 94 15 0 40 15 54 4 59 30 50 225 0.84 30.0 11.24 15.74N
- 94 0 0 40 5 54 5 0 6 50 226 0.85 30.0 11.25 15.75N
- 93 45 0 39 55 52 5 0 42 50 226 0.85 30.0 11.26 15.76N
- 93 30 0 39 45 50 5 1 19 50 227 0.85 30.1 11.27 15.76N
- 93 15 0 39 35 46 5 1 55 49 228 0.86 30.1 11.28 15.77N
- 93 0 0 39 25 42 5 2 31 49 228 0.86 30.1 11.29 15.78N
- 92 45 0 39 15 37 5 3 8 49 229 0.86 30.1 11.29 15.78N
- 92 30 0 39 5 31 5 3 45 49 229 0.87 30.1 11.30 15.79N
- 92 15 0 38 55 24 5 4 21 49 230 0.87 30.1 11.30 15.79N
- 92 0 0 38 45 17 5 4 58 49 231 0.88 30.1 11.30 15.80N
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 2 meters [Estimated]
Librations Long -7.38 Lat +7.12
P +10.37 D -8.16
Illumination of moon 83%+
Elongation of Moon 131
Vertical Profile Scale 2.40 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
Horizontal Scale Factor 1.52 deg/min
At longitude -94.50:
Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in cm)
CA\Tdia 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
11.7 5.6 7.0 7.8 8.3 8.7 8.9 9.1
13.7 5.6 7.0 7.8 8.3 8.7 8.9 9.1
15.7 5.6 7.0 7.8 8.3 8.7 8.9 9.1
17.7 5.6 7.0 7.8 8.3 8.7 9.0 9.1
19.7 5.6 7.1 7.8 8.4 8.7 9.0 9.2
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Results of Observer Scan UT
Site Long. Lat. Dist. h m s
C 2 Nebraska CNE Lanning~Eugene -95.9 40.7 59km 4 55 27
C 3 Bonner SprKS Robinson~Walte -94.9 39.1 138km 4 57 56
C 4 Blue SprinMO Sandy~Robert L -94.3 39.0 110km 4 59 16
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