PREDICTED PROFILE
LIMIT LINE PREDICTIONS
Grazing Occultation of 187461 A5 Magnitude 7.8 [Red = 7.6]
Date: 2012 Oct 21 0h 31m, to 2012 Oct 21 0h 39m
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 37 50 19 0 31 0 -10 30 198 1.71 163.5 167.95 10.18S
- 96 45 0 37 58 0 0 31 26 -10 30 198 1.73 163.4 167.92 10.21S
- 96 30 0 38 5 42 0 31 52 -11 30 199 1.74 163.4 167.90 10.23S
- 96 15 0 38 13 26 0 32 17 -11 30 199 1.76 163.4 167.88 10.25S
- 96 0 0 38 21 11 0 32 43 -11 29 199 1.77 163.4 167.85 10.27S
- 95 45 0 38 28 58 0 33 8 -12 29 200 1.79 163.4 167.83 10.29S
- 95 30 0 38 36 46 0 33 32 -12 29 200 1.80 163.3 167.82 10.31S
- 95 15 0 38 44 36 0 33 57 29 200 1.82 163.3 167.80 10.33S
- 95 0 0 38 52 27 0 34 21 29 201 1.84 163.3 167.78 10.35S
- 94 45 0 39 0 19 0 34 46 28 201 1.85 163.3 167.76 10.37S
- 94 30 0 39 8 12 0 35 9 28 201 1.87 163.3 167.74 10.38S
- 94 15 0 39 16 7 0 35 33 28 202 1.89 163.3 167.73 10.40S
- 94 0 0 39 24 2 0 35 57 28 202 1.91 163.2 167.71 10.41S
- 93 45 0 39 31 59 0 36 20 27 202 1.92 163.2 167.70 10.43S
- 93 30 0 39 39 56 0 36 43 27 203 1.94 163.2 167.69 10.44S
- 93 15 0 39 47 55 0 37 6 27 203 1.96 163.2 167.68 10.45S
- 93 0 0 39 55 54 0 37 28 27 203 1.98 163.2 167.66 10.46S
- 92 45 0 40 3 54 0 37 50 27 204 2.00 163.2 167.65 10.48S
- 92 30 0 40 11 55 0 38 12 26 204 2.02 163.2 167.64 10.49S
- 92 15 0 40 19 57 0 38 34 26 204 2.04 163.2 167.63 10.49S
- 92 0 0 40 27 59 0 38 56 26 205 2.06 163.1 167.62 10.50S
Path coordinates are referred to WGS84 (as used by GPS), with the
nominal site altitude being referenced to Mean Sea Level.
Librations Long +5.09 Lat -4.16
P +167.43 D -2.72
Illumination of moon 37%+
Elongation of Moon 75
Vertical Profile Scale 3.00 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
Horizontal Scale Factor 1.45 deg/min
At longitude -94.50:
Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in cm)
CA\Tdia 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
6.4 5.7 7.1 7.9 8.4 8.8 9.0 9.2
8.4 5.7 7.1 7.9 8.4 8.8 9.0 9.2
10.4 5.7 7.2 8.0 8.5 8.8 9.1 9.2
12.4 5.7 7.2 8.0 8.5 8.8 9.1 9.3
14.4 5.7 7.2 8.0 8.5 8.8 9.1 9.3
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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 11km 0 34 32
C 4 Blue SprinMO Sandy~Robert L -94.3 39.0 18km 0 35 24
C 11 GreenfieldWI MilwaukeeAS Ob -88.1 43.0 37km 0 43 58
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