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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