14 Aug Graze of SAO 76152


PREDICTED PROFILE


LIMIT LINE PREDICTIONS
Grazing Occultation of   76152cB9      Magnitude 7.2 [Red = 7.1]  S
Date: 2009 Aug 14  9h 11m,  to  2009 Aug 14  9h 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   38 36 48   9 11 18       43  92  1.06 339.5 352.94   8.45N
- 96 45  0   38 46 23   9 11 44       44  92  1.05 339.5 352.96   8.43N
- 96 30  0   38 55 55   9 12 11       44  92  1.04 339.5 352.99   8.41N
- 96 15  0   39  5 26   9 12 37       44  93  1.03 339.5 353.01   8.39N
- 96  0  0   39 14 55   9 13  4       45  93  1.02 339.6 353.03   8.37N
- 95 45  0   39 24 21   9 13 31       45  93  1.01 339.6 353.05   8.34N
- 95 30  0   39 33 46   9 13 58       45  94  1.00 339.6 353.08   8.32N
- 95 15  0   39 43  8   9 14 25       45  94  0.99 339.6 353.10   8.29N
- 95  0  0   39 52 29   9 14 52       46  95  0.98 339.7 353.13   8.27N
- 94 45  0   40  1 47   9 15 19       46  95  0.97 339.7 353.16   8.24N
- 94 30  0   40 11  3   9 15 46       46  96  0.96 339.7 353.18   8.21N
- 94 15  0   40 20 16   9 16 13       46  96  0.95 339.7 353.21   8.18N
- 94  0  0   40 29 27   9 16 40       47  96  0.94 339.8 353.24   8.16N
- 93 45  0   40 38 36   9 17  7       47  97  0.94 339.8 353.27   8.13N
- 93 30  0   40 47 43   9 17 34       47  97  0.93 339.8 353.30   8.10N
- 93 15  0   40 56 46   9 18  2       47  98  0.92 339.9 353.33   8.07N
- 93  0  0   41  5 48   9 18 29       48  98  0.91 339.9 353.36   8.04N
- 92 45  0   41 14 47   9 18 56       48  99  0.90 339.9 353.39   8.01N
- 92 30  0   41 23 43   9 19 23       48  99  0.90 339.9 353.42   7.98N
- 92 15  0   41 32 37   9 19 51       48  99  0.89 340.0 353.45   7.94N
- 92  0  0   41 41 28   9 20 18       49 100  0.88 340.0 353.49   7.91N

Path coordinates are referred to WGS84 (as used by GPS), with the
nominal site altitude being referenced to Mean Sea Level.

     76152 = NSV 15762, 7.17V, Type VAR:
     76152 is double: AB  7.4  9.0 0.15" 356.4

                librations  long -5.63   lat -5.42
                            p +353.73     d +6.31
      illumination of moon  43%-
        elongation of moon  82
    vertical profile scale  2.12 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
   horizontal scale factor  1.68 deg/min


at longitude -94.50:
limiting magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in cm)
      ca\tdia   5    10    15    20    25    30    35
     4.2      5.9   7.3   8.1   8.7   9.0   9.3   9.5
     6.2      5.9   7.3   8.1   8.7   9.1   9.3   9.5
     8.2      5.9   7.3   8.2   8.7   9.1   9.3   9.6
    10.2      5.9   7.4   8.2   8.7   9.1   9.4   9.6
    12.2      5.9   7.4   8.2   8.7   9.1   9.4   9.6


results of observer scan                                    ut
site                              long.   lat.   dist.    h  m  s
bonner springs                    -94.9   39.1    77km    9 15  4
blue springs                      -94.3   39.0   109km    9 16  3
warrensburg missouri              -93.8   38.8   158km    9 17  5
deepwater mo                      -93.7   38.2   217km    9 17  9



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