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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