7 April Graze of SAO 118662


PREDICTED PROFILE


LIMIT LINE PREDICTIONS
Grazing Occultation of  118662 K0      Magnitude 7.3 [Red = 6.7]   
Date: 2009 Apr 07  4h  2m,  to  2009 Apr 07  4h 13m

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   43  5 18   4  2 17       48 168  0.89  38.1  16.40  21.67N
- 96 45  0   42 54 57   4  2 45       49 169  0.88  38.1  16.46  21.73N
- 96 30  0   42 44 31   4  3 14       49 169  0.88  38.2  16.52  21.79N
- 96 15  0   42 33 59   4  3 43       49 170  0.87  38.2  16.58  21.85N
- 96  0  0   42 23 23   4  4 13       49 171  0.86  38.3  16.64  21.91N
- 95 45  0   42 12 42   4  4 43       49 171  0.85  38.4  16.70  21.97N
- 95 30  0   42  1 55   4  5 13       50 172  0.85  38.4  16.77  22.03N
- 95 15  0   41 51  4   4  5 43       50 172  0.84  38.5  16.83  22.09N
- 95  0  0   41 40  7   4  6 14       50 173  0.84  38.5  16.89  22.15N
- 94 45  0   41 29  6   4  6 45       50 173  0.83  38.6  16.94  22.21N
- 94 30  0   41 17 59   4  7 17       51 174  0.82  38.7  17.00  22.27N
- 94 15  0   41  6 48   4  7 49       51 174  0.82  38.7  17.06  22.33N
- 94  0  0   40 55 31   4  8 21       51 175  0.81  38.8  17.12  22.39N
- 93 45  0   40 44  9   4  8 54       51 176  0.80  38.8  17.18  22.45N
- 93 30  0   40 32 42   4  9 26       51 176  0.80  38.9  17.24  22.50N
- 93 15  0   40 21 10   4 10  0       52 177  0.79  39.0  17.30  22.56N
- 93  0  0   40  9 33   4 10 33       52 177  0.79  39.0  17.35  22.62N
- 92 45  0   39 57 51   4 11  7       52 178  0.78  39.1  17.41  22.67N
- 92 30  0   39 46  4   4 11 42       52 179  0.77  39.1  17.47  22.73N
- 92 15  0   39 34 12   4 12 16       52 179  0.77  39.2  17.52  22.79N
- 92  0  0   39 22 15   4 12 51       53 180  0.76  39.2  17.58  22.84N

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


                Librations  Long +4.04   Lat +4.80
                            P +17.31     D -3.15
      Illumination of moon  93%+
        Elongation of Moon  149
    Vertical Profile Scale  2.23 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
   Horizontal Scale Factor  1.48 deg/min


At longitude -94.50:
Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in cm)
      CA\Tdia   5    10    15    20    25    30    35
    18.3      5.5   6.9   7.7   8.2   8.6   8.8   9.0
    20.3      5.5   6.9   7.7   8.2   8.6   8.8   9.0
    22.3      5.5   6.9   7.7   8.2   8.6   8.8   9.0
    24.3      5.5   6.9   7.7   8.2   8.6   8.8   9.0
    26.3      5.5   6.9   7.7   8.2   8.6   8.8   9.0


Results of Observer Scan                                    UT
Site                              Long.   Lat.   Dist.    h  m  s
Blue Springs                      -94.3   39.0   171km    4  7 37
Warrensburg Missouri              -93.8   38.8   152km    4  8 51
Deepwater MO                      -93.7   38.2   201km    4  8 55
Hal                               -80.6   28.2    69km    4 45 44



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