14 November Graze of X 126179


PREDICTED PROFILE


LIMIT LINE PREDICTIONS
Grazing Occultation of X126179D        Magnitude 8.7 [Red = 8.5]   
Date: 2009 Nov 14 11h 52m,  to  2009 Nov 14 11h 54m

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   42 19 25  11 52 10        7 117  8.58 209.5 187.54  18.06S
- 96 45  0   42 14 11  11 52 15        7 117  8.31 209.5 187.59  18.11S
- 96 30  0   42  8 55  11 52 20        7 117  8.05 209.6 187.64  18.16S
- 96 15  0   42  3 37  11 52 24        7 118  7.80 209.6 187.69  18.21S
- 96  0  0   41 58 17  11 52 29        8 118  7.57 209.7 187.73  18.25S
- 95 45  0   41 52 54  11 52 34        8 118  7.36 209.7 187.78  18.30S
- 95 30  0   41 47 30  11 52 39        8 118  7.15 209.8 187.83  18.35S
- 95 15  0   41 42  3  11 52 44        8 118  6.95 209.8 187.88  18.40S
- 95  0  0   41 36 34  11 52 49        8 119  6.77 209.9 187.93  18.45S
- 94 45  0   41 31  3  11 52 55        9 119  6.59 209.9 187.98  18.49S
- 94 30  0   41 25 29  11 53  0        9 119  6.42 210.0 188.02  18.54S
- 94 15  0   41 19 53  11 53  6        9 119  6.26 210.0 188.07  18.59S
- 94  0  0   41 14 15  11 53 12        9 119  6.10 210.1 188.12  18.64S
- 93 45  0   41  8 35  11 53 18       10 119  5.95 210.1 188.18  18.70S
- 93 30  0   41  2 52  11 53 24       10 120  5.81 210.2 188.23  18.75S
- 93 15  0   40 57  8  11 53 30       10 120  5.68 210.2 188.28  18.80S
- 93  0  0   40 51 20  11 53 36       10 120  5.55 210.3 188.33  18.85S
- 92 45  0   40 45 31  11 53 43       10 120  5.42 210.3 188.38  18.90S
- 92 30  0   40 39 39  11 53 49  -12  11 120  5.30 210.4 188.43  18.95S
- 92 15  0   40 33 45  11 53 56  -12  11 121  5.19 210.4 188.48  19.00S
- 92  0  0   40 27 48  11 54  3  -11  11 121  5.08 210.5 188.53  19.05S

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

   X126179 is double: BA  8.0  7.8 3.7"  98.6

                librations  long +5.82   lat +7.00
                            p +188.77     d +6.38
      illumination of moon  6%-
        elongation of moon  28
    vertical profile scale  2.05 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
   horizontal scale factor  1.83 deg/min


at longitude -94.50:
limiting magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in cm)
      ca\tdia   5    10    15    20    25    30    35
    14.5      7.3   8.7   9.6  10.1  10.5  10.8  11.0
    16.5      7.3   8.7   9.6  10.1  10.5  10.8  11.0
    18.5      7.3   8.8   9.6  10.1  10.5  10.8  11.1
    20.5      7.3   8.8   9.6  10.2  10.5  10.8  11.1
    22.5      7.3   8.8   9.6  10.2  10.6  10.9  11.1


results of observer scan                                    ut
site                              long.   lat.   dist.    h  m  s
blue springs                      -94.3   39.0   234km   11 53  4
warrensburg missouri              -93.8   38.8   231km   11 53 18



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