14 August Graze of ZC 536
PREDICTED PROFILE
LIMIT LINE PREDICTIONS
Grazing Occultation of 536cB7 Magnitude 5.5 [Red = 5.5]
R536 = Celaeno = 16 Tauri
Date: 2009 Aug 14 8h 44m, to 2009 Aug 14 8h 53m
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 36 26 22 8 44 10 38 86 1.27 339.2 352.78 8.60N
- 96 45 0 36 36 21 8 44 35 38 86 1.26 339.2 352.78 8.60N
- 96 30 0 36 46 20 8 45 0 39 86 1.25 339.3 352.79 8.58N
- 96 15 0 36 56 17 8 45 24 39 87 1.24 339.3 352.81 8.57N
- 96 0 0 37 6 14 8 45 50 39 87 1.22 339.3 352.82 8.56N
- 95 45 0 37 16 9 8 46 15 40 87 1.21 339.3 352.83 8.55N
- 95 30 0 37 26 3 8 46 40 40 88 1.20 339.3 352.85 8.53N
- 95 15 0 37 35 56 8 47 5 40 88 1.19 339.3 352.86 8.52N
- 95 0 0 37 45 48 8 47 31 40 88 1.17 339.3 352.87 8.50N
- 94 45 0 37 55 39 8 47 56 41 89 1.16 339.3 352.89 8.49N
- 94 30 0 38 5 28 8 48 22 41 89 1.15 339.4 352.91 8.47N
- 94 15 0 38 15 15 8 48 48 41 90 1.14 339.4 352.92 8.46N
- 94 0 0 38 25 2 8 49 14 42 90 1.13 339.4 352.94 8.44N
- 93 45 0 38 34 46 8 49 40 42 90 1.12 339.4 352.96 8.42N
- 93 30 0 38 44 29 8 50 6 42 91 1.11 339.4 352.98 8.40N
- 93 15 0 38 54 11 8 50 32 42 91 1.09 339.5 353.00 8.38N
- 93 0 0 39 3 50 8 50 58 43 91 1.08 339.5 353.02 8.36N
- 92 45 0 39 13 28 8 51 24 43 92 1.07 339.5 353.04 8.34N
- 92 30 0 39 23 4 8 51 51 43 92 1.06 339.5 353.06 8.32N
- 92 15 0 39 32 38 8 52 17 44 93 1.05 339.5 353.08 8.30N
- 92 0 0 39 42 11 8 52 43 44 93 1.04 339.6 353.10 8.28N
Path coordinates are referred to WGS84 (as used by GPS), with the
nominal site altitude being referenced to Mean Sea Level.
536 is double: AB 5.7 7.7 0.10" 90.0
librations long -5.57 lat -5.42
p +353.45 d +6.33
illumination of moon 43%-
elongation of moon 82
vertical profile scale 2.14 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
horizontal scale factor 1.73 deg/min
at longitude -94.50:
limiting magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in cm)
ca\tdia 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
4.5 5.8 7.3 8.1 8.6 9.0 9.2 9.4
6.5 5.8 7.3 8.1 8.6 9.0 9.2 9.5
8.5 5.8 7.3 8.1 8.6 9.0 9.3 9.5
10.5 5.8 7.3 8.1 8.6 9.0 9.3 9.5
12.5 5.9 7.3 8.1 8.7 9.0 9.3 9.5
results of observer scan ut
site long. lat. dist. h m s
bonner springs -94.9 39.1 104km 8 47 42
powellobs -94.7 38.6 58km 8 48 2
blue springs -94.3 39.0 71km 8 48 38
warrensburg missouri -93.8 38.8 22km 8 49 38
deepwater mo -93.7 38.2 34km 8 49 41
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