PREDICTED PROFILE


LIMIT LINE PREDICTIONS
Grazing Occultation of  146338 G0      Magnitude 8.5 [Red = 8.2]   
Date: 2012 Dec 19  0h 48m,  to  2012 Dec 19  0h 57m

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 53 10   0 47 32       46 210  0.96 148.5 171.37   7.95S
- 96 45  0   37  1  4   0 48  3       46 210  0.97 148.6 171.42   7.90S
- 96 30  0   37  8 55   0 48 35       46 211  0.98 148.6 171.48   7.84S
- 96 15  0   37 16 42   0 49  6       45 211  0.98 148.7 171.53   7.79S
- 96  0  0   37 24 26   0 49 37       45 212  0.99 148.7 171.59   7.73S
- 95 45  0   37 32  7   0 50  8       45 212  1.00 148.8 171.65   7.68S
- 95 30  0   37 39 45   0 50 39       45 213  1.01 148.8 171.70   7.62S
- 95 15  0   37 47 19   0 51  9       44 213  1.02 148.9 171.76   7.56S
- 95  0  0   37 54 50   0 51 39       44 213  1.03 148.9 171.81   7.51S
- 94 45  0   38  2 18   0 52  9       44 214  1.04 149.0 171.87   7.45S
- 94 30  0   38  9 43   0 52 38       44 214  1.05 149.1 171.93   7.39S
- 94 15  0   38 17  4   0 53  7       43 215  1.06 149.1 171.98   7.34S
- 94  0  0   38 24 23   0 53 36       43 215  1.07 149.2 172.04   7.28S
- 93 45  0   38 31 38   0 54  4       43 215  1.08 149.2 172.10   7.22S
- 93 30  0   38 38 50   0 54 33       43 216  1.09 149.3 172.15   7.17S
- 93 15  0   38 45 59   0 55  1       42 216  1.10 149.3 172.21   7.11S
- 93  0  0   38 53  5   0 55 29       42 217  1.11 149.4 172.27   7.05S
- 92 45  0   39  0  7   0 55 56       42 217  1.12 149.5 172.32   7.00S
- 92 30  0   39  7  7   0 56 23       41 217  1.13 149.5 172.38   6.94S
- 92 15  0   39 14  3   0 56 50       41 218  1.14 149.6 172.44   6.88S
- 92  0  0   39 20 57   0 57 17       41 218  1.15 149.6 172.49   6.83S

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


                Librations  Long +7.34   Lat -5.98
                            P +171.23     D -4.63
      Illumination of moon  37%+
        Elongation of Moon  75
    Vertical Profile Scale  2.13 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
   Horizontal Scale Factor  1.42 deg/min


At longitude -94.50:
Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in cm)
      CA\Tdia   5    10    15    20    25    30    35
     3.4      5.1   6.5   7.3   7.8   8.2   8.5   8.7
     5.4      5.9   7.4   8.2   8.7   9.1   9.4   9.6
     7.4      5.9   7.4   8.2   8.7   9.1   9.4   9.6
     9.4      5.9   7.4   8.2   8.7   9.1   9.4   9.6
    11.4      5.9   7.4   8.2   8.8   9.1   9.4   9.6

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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   102km    0 51 51
C  4 Blue SprinMO Sandy~Robert L  -94.3   39.0    74km    0 52 56
C 10 Urbana    IL Olsen~Aart      -88.2   40.1    86km    1  3 30



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