9 July Graze of ZC 3017


PREDICTED PROFILE


LIMIT LINE PREDICTIONS
Grazing Occultation of    3017 M1      Magnitude 5.2 [Red = 4.3]  s
   R3017 = Loo Sieu = upsilon Capricorni
Date: 2009 Jul 09  7h  4m,  to  2009 Jul 09  7h 20m

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   34  8 10   7  3 47       36 164  1.36 330.5 343.83  14.67N
- 96 45  0   34 19 11   7  4 37       36 164  1.37 330.4 343.75  14.75N
- 96 30  0   34 30 19   7  5 27       36 165  1.37 330.3 343.68  14.82N
- 96 15  0   34 41 33   7  6 17       36 165  1.37 330.2 343.60  14.90N
- 96  0  0   34 52 54   7  7  6       36 166  1.38 330.2 343.54  14.96N
- 95 45  0   35  4 22   7  7 56       36 166  1.38 330.1 343.47  15.03N
- 95 30  0   35 15 55   7  8 45       36 167  1.39 330.0 343.40  15.10N
- 95 15  0   35 27 35   7  9 33       36 167  1.39 330.0 343.34  15.16N
- 95  0  0   35 39 20   7 10 22       36 168  1.40 329.9 343.28  15.22N
- 94 45  0   35 51 11   7 11 10       35 169  1.41 329.9 343.22  15.27N
- 94 30  0   36  3  7   7 11 57       35 169  1.41 329.8 343.17  15.33N
- 94 15  0   36 15  9   7 12 45       35 170  1.42 329.8 343.12  15.38N
- 94  0  0   36 27 15   7 13 32       35 170  1.43 329.7 343.07  15.43N
- 93 45  0   36 39 27   7 14 19       35 171  1.43 329.7 343.02  15.48N
- 93 30  0   36 51 43   7 15  5       35 171  1.44 329.6 342.97  15.53N
- 93 15  0   37  4  3   7 15 51       35 172  1.45 329.6 342.93  15.57N
- 93  0  0   37 16 28   7 16 36       34 172  1.46 329.5 342.89  15.61N
- 92 45  0   37 28 57   7 17 21       34 173  1.47 329.5 342.85  15.65N
- 92 30  0   37 41 30   7 18  6       34 173  1.48 329.4 342.81  15.68N
- 92 15  0   37 54  6   7 18 50       34 174  1.48 329.4 342.78  15.72N
- 92  0  0   38  6 47   7 19 34       34 174  1.49 329.4 342.75  15.75N

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  14 meters

      3017 = NSV 25208, 5.19 to 5.24Hp

                Librations  Long -2.14   Lat -0.17
                            P +343.20     D +1.04
      Illumination of moon  97%-
        Elongation of Moon  159
    Vertical Profile Scale  3.14 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
   Horizontal Scale Factor  1.24 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      3.8   5.2   6.0   6.4   6.7   6.9   7.1
    13.3      4.3   5.7   6.5   6.9   7.2   7.5   7.6
    15.3      4.3   5.7   6.5   7.0   7.3   7.5   7.6
    17.3      4.3   5.8   6.5   7.0   7.3   7.5   7.6
    19.3      4.4   5.8   6.6   7.0   7.3   7.5   7.7


Results of Observer Scan                                    UT
Site                              Long.   Lat.   Dist.    h  m  s
Blue Springs                      -94.3   39.0   218km    7 12 27
Warrensburg Missouri              -93.8   38.8   167km    7 14 15
Deepwater MO                      -93.7   38.2   117km    7 14 20



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