PREDICTED PROFILE


LIMIT LINE PREDICTIONS
Grazing Occultation of    3477 K0      Magnitude 6.5 [Red = 5.9]   
   R3477 = 15 Piscium
Date: 2012 Sep 29  3h 39m,  to  2012 Sep 29  3h 53m

Nominal site altitude 236m

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 59  4   3 39 26       46 137  0.96 149.1 173.18  26.18S
- 96 45  0   37  9 10   3 40  6       46 138  0.96 149.1 173.16  26.19S
- 96 30  0   37 19 18   3 40 46       46 139  0.95 149.1 173.15  26.21S
- 96 15  0   37 29 26   3 41 26       47 139  0.95 149.1 173.13  26.22S
- 96  0  0   37 39 36   3 42  6       47 140  0.95 149.1 173.12  26.23S
- 95 45  0   37 49 46   3 42 47       47 141  0.94 149.1 173.11  26.24S
- 95 30  0   37 59 57   3 43 27       47 141  0.94 149.1 173.10  26.26S
- 95 15  0   38 10  9   3 44  7       47 142  0.94 149.0 173.08  26.27S
- 95  0  0   38 20 21   3 44 48       47 143  0.94 149.0 173.07  26.27S
- 94 45  0   38 30 34   3 45 28       47 143  0.93 149.0 173.07  26.28S
- 94 30  0   38 40 47   3 46  9       47 144  0.93 149.0 173.06  26.29S
- 94 15  0   38 51  1   3 46 49       47 145  0.93 149.0 173.05  26.29S
- 94  0  0   39  1 15   3 47 29       47 145  0.93 149.0 173.05  26.30S
- 93 45  0   39 11 29   3 48 10       47 146  0.93 149.0 173.04  26.30S
- 93 30  0   39 21 43   3 48 50       47 146  0.93 149.0 173.04  26.30S
- 93 15  0   39 31 57   3 49 30       47 147  0.93 149.0 173.04  26.30S
- 93  0  0   39 42 10   3 50 11       47 148  0.92 149.0 173.04  26.31S
- 92 45  0   39 52 24   3 50 51       47 148  0.92 149.0 173.04  26.30S
- 92 30  0   40  2 37   3 51 31       47 149  0.92 149.0 173.04  26.30S
- 92 15  0   40 12 49   3 52 11       47 150  0.92 149.0 173.04  26.30S
- 92  0  0   40 23  1   3 52 51       47 150  0.92 149.0 173.04  26.30S

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  3 meters  [Estimated]


    C A S S I N I   R E G I O N   G R A Z E
                Librations  Long +5.18   Lat -5.27
                            P +172.61     D -4.34
      Illumination of moon  99%+
        Elongation of Moon  168
    Vertical Profile Scale  2.52 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
   Horizontal Scale Factor  1.40 deg/min


At longitude -94.50:
Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in cm)
      CA\Tdia   5    10    15    20    25    30    35
    22.3      4.4   5.8   6.6   7.1   7.4   7.6   7.8
    24.3      4.4   5.8   6.6   7.1   7.4   7.6   7.8
    26.3      4.4   5.8   6.6   7.1   7.4   7.6   7.8
    28.3      4.4   5.8   6.6   7.1   7.4   7.6   7.8
    30.3      4.4   5.8   6.6   7.1   7.4   7.6   7.8

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Results of Observer Scan                                    UT
Site                              Long.   Lat.   Dist.    h  m  s
C  3 Bonner SprKS Robinson~Walte  -94.9   39.1    54km    3 45  5
C  4 Blue SprinMO Sandy~Robert L  -94.3   39.0    20km    3 46 34
C 11 GreenfieldWI MilwaukeeAS Ob  -88.1   43.0     0km    4  2 55



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