03 April Graze of SAO 79448


PREDICTED PROFILE


LIMIT LINE PREDICTIONS
Grazing Occultation of   79448 A0      Magnitude 8.6 [Red = 8.6]   
Date: 2009 Apr 03  4h 53m,  to  2009 Apr 03  5h  2m

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   38 38 28   4 52 53       41 268  1.15  24.2  16.82  15.24N
- 96 45  0   38 27 40   4 53 21       41 269  1.17  24.2  16.82  15.24N
- 96 30  0   38 16 52   4 53 48       40 269  1.18  24.2  16.83  15.25N
- 96 15  0   38  6  2   4 54 15       40 269  1.19  24.2  16.84  15.26N
- 96  0  0   37 55 12   4 54 42       40 270  1.20  24.2  16.85  15.27N
- 95 45  0   37 44 21   4 55  9       39 270  1.21  24.2  16.86  15.28N
- 95 30  0   37 33 30   4 55 35       39 271  1.23  24.2  16.87  15.29N
- 95 15  0   37 22 38   4 56  2       39 271  1.24  24.2  16.87  15.29N
- 95  0  0   37 11 45   4 56 28       39 271  1.25  24.2  16.88  15.30N
- 94 45  0   37  0 52   4 56 55       38 272  1.27  24.2  16.88  15.30N
- 94 30  0   36 49 59   4 57 21       38 272  1.28  24.2  16.89  15.31N
- 94 15  0   36 39  5   4 57 47       38 272  1.29  24.2  16.89  15.31N
- 94  0  0   36 28 12   4 58 13       37 273  1.31  24.3  16.89  15.32N
- 93 45  0   36 17 18   4 58 39       37 273  1.32  24.3  16.90  15.32N
- 93 30  0   36  6 24   4 59  4       37 273  1.33  24.3  16.90  15.32N
- 93 15  0   35 55 30   4 59 30       37 274  1.35  24.3  16.90  15.32N
- 93  0  0   35 44 36   4 59 55       36 274  1.36  24.3  16.90  15.32N
- 92 45  0   35 33 43   5  0 20       36 274  1.38  24.3  16.90  15.32N
- 92 30  0   35 22 49   5  0 45       36 275  1.39  24.3  16.90  15.32N
- 92 15  0   35 11 56   5  1 10       35 275  1.41  24.3  16.90  15.32N
- 92  0  0   35  1  4   5  1 35       35 275  1.43  24.3  16.90  15.32N

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


                Librations  Long +0.20   Lat -1.28
                            P +16.89     D +1.54
      Illumination of moon  56%+
        Elongation of Moon  97
    Vertical Profile Scale  2.22 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
   Horizontal Scale Factor  1.81 deg/min


At longitude -94.50:
Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in cm)
      CA\Tdia   5    10    15    20    25    30    35
    11.3      5.7   7.1   7.9   8.4   8.8   9.1   9.2
    13.3      5.7   7.2   8.0   8.5   8.8   9.1   9.3
    15.3      5.7   7.2   8.0   8.5   8.8   9.1   9.3
    17.3      5.7   7.2   8.0   8.5   8.8   9.1   9.3
    19.3      5.7   7.2   8.0   8.5   8.9   9.1   9.3


Results of Observer Scan                                    UT
Site                              Long.   Lat.   Dist.    h  m  s
Blue Springs                      -94.3   39.0   187km    4 57 37
Warrensburg Missouri              -93.8   38.8   205km    4 58 36
Deepwater MO                      -93.7   38.2   156km    4 58 39



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