4 May Graze of ZC 1577
PREDICTED PROFILE
LIMIT LINE PREDICTIONS
Grazing Occultation of 1577 A2 Magnitude 7.2 [Red = 7.1]
Date: 2009 May 04 2h 46m, to 2009 May 04 2h 59m
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 41 41 7 2 46 13 52 186 0.78 38.3 17.17 18.02N
- 96 45 0 41 29 12 2 46 49 52 187 0.78 38.4 17.23 18.08N
- 96 30 0 41 17 12 2 47 24 52 188 0.78 38.4 17.28 18.13N
- 96 15 0 41 5 7 2 48 0 52 188 0.77 38.5 17.33 18.18N
- 96 0 0 40 52 57 2 48 37 53 189 0.77 38.5 17.38 18.23N
- 95 45 0 40 40 43 2 49 14 53 190 0.76 38.6 17.43 18.28N
- 95 30 0 40 28 23 2 49 51 53 190 0.76 38.6 17.48 18.33N
- 95 15 0 40 15 59 2 50 28 53 191 0.75 38.7 17.53 18.38N
- 95 0 0 40 3 30 2 51 6 53 192 0.75 38.7 17.58 18.43N
- 94 45 0 39 50 56 2 51 44 53 193 0.75 38.8 17.62 18.48N
- 94 30 0 39 38 18 2 52 23 53 193 0.74 38.8 17.67 18.52N
- 94 15 0 39 25 35 2 53 2 54 194 0.74 38.9 17.72 18.57N
- 94 0 0 39 12 48 2 53 41 54 195 0.74 38.9 17.76 18.61N
- 93 45 0 38 59 56 2 54 20 54 196 0.73 39.0 17.80 18.65N
- 93 30 0 38 46 59 2 55 0 54 196 0.73 39.0 17.85 18.70N
- 93 15 0 38 33 59 2 55 41 54 197 0.73 39.1 17.89 18.74N
- 93 0 0 38 20 54 2 56 21 54 198 0.72 39.1 17.93 18.78N
- 92 45 0 38 7 44 2 57 2 54 199 0.72 39.1 17.97 18.82N
- 92 30 0 37 54 31 2 57 44 54 199 0.72 39.2 18.01 18.86N
- 92 15 0 37 41 14 2 58 25 54 200 0.72 39.2 18.04 18.89N
- 92 0 0 37 27 53 2 59 7 54 201 0.71 39.2 18.08 18.93N
Path coordinates are referred to WGS84 (as used by GPS), with the
nominal site altitude being referenced to Mean Sea Level.
Librations Long +4.69 Lat +4.67
P +17.99 D -2.76
Illumination of moon 74%+
Elongation of Moon 119
Vertical Profile Scale 2.29 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
Horizontal Scale Factor 1.46 deg/min
At longitude -94.50:
Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in cm)
CA\Tdia 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
14.5 5.7 7.1 7.9 8.5 8.8 9.1 9.3
16.5 5.7 7.1 7.9 8.5 8.8 9.1 9.3
18.5 5.7 7.2 8.0 8.5 8.8 9.1 9.3
20.5 5.7 7.2 8.0 8.5 8.9 9.1 9.3
22.5 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
Bonner Springs -94.9 39.1 68km 2 51 22
PowellObs -94.7 38.6 87km 2 51 52
Blue Springs -94.3 39.0 36km 2 52 47
Warrensburg Missouri -93.8 38.8 14km 2 54 17
Deepwater MO -93.7 38.2 59km 2 54 22
Hal -80.6 28.2 104km 3 34 57
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