PREDICTED PROFILE
LIMIT LINE PREDICTIONS
Grazing Occultation of 118450 F2 Magnitude 8.2 [Red = 8.0]
Date: 2012 May 29 3h 33m, to 2012 May 29 3h 44m
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 38 10 18 3 32 48 37 237 1.32 29.4 7.01 7.56N
- 96 45 0 38 1 10 3 33 23 37 238 1.33 29.4 6.97 7.53N
- 96 30 0 37 52 5 3 33 58 37 238 1.34 29.3 6.94 7.49N
- 96 15 0 37 43 3 3 34 33 36 239 1.35 29.3 6.90 7.46N
- 96 0 0 37 34 5 3 35 7 36 239 1.36 29.2 6.86 7.42N
- 95 45 0 37 25 11 3 35 42 36 240 1.37 29.2 6.82 7.38N
- 95 30 0 37 16 21 3 36 16 36 240 1.38 29.2 6.78 7.34N
- 95 15 0 37 7 35 3 36 50 36 241 1.39 29.1 6.74 7.30N
- 95 0 0 36 58 52 3 37 24 36 241 1.40 29.1 6.70 7.26N
- 94 45 0 36 50 13 3 37 57 35 241 1.41 29.0 6.66 7.22N
- 94 30 0 36 41 39 3 38 31 35 242 1.42 29.0 6.62 7.18N
- 94 15 0 36 33 8 3 39 4 35 242 1.43 29.0 6.58 7.13N
- 94 0 0 36 24 41 3 39 37 35 243 1.45 28.9 6.53 7.09N
- 93 45 0 36 16 19 3 40 10 34 243 1.46 28.9 6.49 7.05N
- 93 30 0 36 8 1 3 40 42 34 244 1.47 28.8 6.45 7.00N
- 93 15 0 35 59 46 3 41 15 34 244 1.48 28.8 6.40 6.96N
- 93 0 0 35 51 36 3 41 47 34 244 1.49 28.7 6.36 6.91N
- 92 45 0 35 43 30 3 42 19 34 245 1.51 28.7 6.31 6.87N
- 92 30 0 35 35 29 3 42 50 33 245 1.52 28.6 6.26 6.82N
- 92 15 0 35 27 31 3 43 22 33 246 1.53 28.6 6.22 6.77N
- 92 0 0 35 19 38 3 43 53 33 246 1.55 28.6 6.17 6.73N
Path coordinates are referred to WGS84 (as used by GPS), with the
nominal site altitude being referenced to Mean Sea Level.
C A S S I N I R E G I O N G R A Z E
Librations Long -7.40 Lat +7.51
P +5.69 D -8.05
Illumination of moon 53%+
Elongation of Moon 94
Vertical Profile Scale 2.82 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
Horizontal Scale Factor 1.59 deg/min
At longitude -94.50:
Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in cm)
CA\Tdia 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
3.2 4.8 6.3 7.0 7.5 7.8 8.1 8.2
5.2 5.6 7.1 7.9 8.4 8.7 9.0 9.1
7.2 5.7 7.1 7.9 8.4 8.7 9.0 9.2
9.2 5.7 7.1 7.9 8.4 8.8 9.0 9.2
11.2 5.7 7.1 7.9 8.4 8.8 9.0 9.2
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Results of Observer Scan UT
Site Long. Lat. Dist. h m s
C 4 Blue SprinMO Sandy~Robert L -94.3 39.0 218km 3 38 51
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