17 July Graze of SAO 75704


PREDICTED PROFILE


LIMIT LINE PREDICTIONS
Grazing Occultation of   75704 K2      Magnitude 8.1 [Red = 7.4]   
Date: 2009 Jul 17  8h  9m,  to  2009 Jul 17  8h 14m

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   38 20 32   8  8 36       17  75  3.31 338.1 354.75   7.77N
- 96 45  0   38 30 12   8  8 50       17  75  3.25 338.1 354.72   7.79N
- 96 30  0   38 39 55   8  9  3       17  75  3.20 338.1 354.70   7.81N
- 96 15  0   38 49 41   8  9 18       18  76  3.15 338.1 354.68   7.83N
- 96  0  0   38 59 30   8  9 32       18  76  3.10 338.0 354.66   7.85N
- 95 45  0   39  9 22   8  9 46       18  76  3.05 338.0 354.65   7.87N
- 95 30  0   39 19 17   8 10  1       18  76  3.00 338.0 354.63   7.88N
- 95 15  0   39 29 15   8 10 16       19  76  2.95 338.0 354.61   7.90N
- 95  0  0   39 39 17   8 10 31       19  77  2.90 338.0 354.59   7.92N
- 94 45  0   39 49 21   8 10 47       19  77  2.86 338.0 354.58   7.94N
- 94 30  0   39 59 28   8 11  2       20  77  2.82 337.9 354.56   7.95N
- 94 15  0   40  9 38   8 11 18       20  77  2.77 337.9 354.54   7.97N
- 94  0  0   40 19 50   8 11 34       20  78  2.73 337.9 354.53   7.98N
- 93 45  0   40 30  6   8 11 51       20  78  2.69 337.9 354.51   8.00N
- 93 30  0   40 40 24   8 12  7       21  78  2.66 337.9 354.50   8.01N
- 93 15  0   40 50 45   8 12 24       21  78  2.62 337.9 354.48   8.03N
- 93  0  0   41  1  9   8 12 41       21  79  2.58 337.8 354.47   8.04N
- 92 45  0   41 11 36   8 12 58       21  79  2.54 337.8 354.46   8.05N
- 92 30  0   41 22  5   8 13 15       22  79  2.51 337.8 354.44   8.07N
- 92 15  0   41 32 37   8 13 33       22  79  2.48 337.8 354.43   8.08N
- 92  0  0   41 43 11   8 13 51       22  80  2.44 337.8 354.42   8.09N

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 -6.22   Lat -5.73
                            P +355.21     D +6.56
      Illumination of moon  29%-
        Elongation of Moon  65
    Vertical Profile Scale  2.72 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
   Horizontal Scale Factor  2.07 deg/min


At longitude -94.50:
Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in cm)
      CA\Tdia   5    10    15    20    25    30    35
     4.0      4.8   6.2   6.9   7.4   7.7   7.9   8.0
     6.0      5.5   6.9   7.7   8.2   8.5   8.8   8.9
     8.0      5.5   7.0   7.7   8.2   8.6   8.8   9.0
    10.0      5.5   7.0   7.8   8.2   8.6   8.8   9.0
    12.0      5.5   7.0   7.8   8.3   8.6   8.8   9.0


Results of Observer Scan                                    UT
Site                              Long.   Lat.   Dist.    h  m  s
Bonner Springs                    -94.9   39.1    56km    8 10 38
PowellObs                         -94.7   38.6   102km    8 10 50
Blue Springs                      -94.3   39.0    89km    8 11 13
Warrensburg Missouri              -93.8   38.8   138km    8 11 50
Deepwater MO                      -93.7   38.2   193km    8 11 52



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