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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