Predictions for Grazing Occultation of SAO 97477, 2015 Jun 19

Graze profile
Grazing Occultation of   97477cB8      Magnitude 8.1 [Red = 8.1]   
Date: 2015 Jun 19  6h 14m,  to  2015 Jun 19  6h 20m

Nominal site altitude 50m

E. Longit.   Latitude     U.T.    Sun  Moon   TanZ   PA    AA      CA
   o  '  "    o  '  "   h  m  s   Alt Alt Az          o     o      o
 167  0  0  -40 21  6   6 14  3   -8  19 312  2.97 197.9 185.65   0.25S
 167 30  0  -40 33 48   6 14 25   -8  18 311  3.05 197.9 185.60   0.29S
 168  0  0  -40 46 25   6 14 45   -9  18 311  3.14 197.8 185.56   0.34S
 168 30  0  -40 58 58   6 15  5   -9  17 311  3.23 197.8 185.51   0.39S
 169  0  0  -41 11 26   6 15 25  -10  17 310  3.33 197.8 185.46   0.43S
 169 30  0  -41 23 49   6 15 43  -10  16 310  3.43 197.7 185.42   0.48S
 170  0  0  -41 36  7   6 16  1  -11  16 309  3.53 197.7 185.37   0.53S
 170 30  0  -41 48 20   6 16 18  -11  15 309  3.64 197.6 185.32   0.58S
 171  0  0  -42  0 28   6 16 35  -12  15 309  3.76 197.6 185.27   0.63S
 171 30  0  -42 12 32   6 16 50       14 308  3.89 197.5 185.22   0.67S
 172  0  0  -42 24 31   6 17  5       14 308  4.02 197.5 185.18   0.72S
 172 30  0  -42 36 25   6 17 20       14 307  4.15 197.4 185.13   0.77S
 173  0  0  -42 48 14   6 17 34       13 307  4.30 197.4 185.08   0.82S
 173 30  0  -42 59 58   6 17 47       13 307  4.46 197.3 185.03   0.87S
 174  0  0  -43 11 37   6 17 59       12 306  4.62 197.3 184.98   0.92S
 174 30  0  -43 23 11   6 18 11       12 306  4.80 197.2 184.93   0.97S
 175  0  0  -43 34 41   6 18 22       11 305  4.99 197.2 184.88   1.02S
 175 30  0  -43 46  5   6 18 33       11 305  5.19 197.1 184.83   1.07S
 176  0  0  -43 57 25   6 18 43       10 305  5.41 197.1 184.78   1.12S
 176 30  0  -44  8 40   6 18 53       10 304  5.65 197.0 184.73   1.17S
 177  0  0  -44 19 50   6 19  2       10 304  5.90 197.0 184.68   1.22S
 177 30  0  -44 30 55   6 19 11        9 303  6.18 196.9 184.63   1.27S
 178  0  0  -44 41 55   6 19 19        9 303  6.48 196.9 184.58   1.32S
 178 30  0  -44 52 50   6 19 26        8 303  6.80 196.8 184.53   1.37S
 179  0  0  -45  3 40   6 19 33        8 302  7.16 196.8 184.48   1.42S

Path coordinates are referred to WGS84 (as used by GPS), with the
nominal site altitude being referenced to Mean Sea Level. The path
is adjusted for the effects of refraction at low moon altitudes.


                Librations  Long +3.85   Lat +5.42
                            P +185.47     D +5.32
      Illumination of moon  8%+
        Elongation of Moon  32
    Vertical Profile Scale  2.48 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
   Horizontal Scale Factor  1.63 deg/min


At longitude 173.00:
Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in cm)
      CA\Tdia   5    10    15    20    25    30    35
    -3.2      5.8   7.3   8.0   8.5   8.8   9.0   9.2
    -1.2      6.6   8.1   8.9   9.4   9.8  10.0  10.2
     0.8      6.7   8.2   9.0   9.5   9.9  10.2  10.4
     2.8      6.8   8.2   9.0   9.6  10.0  10.2  10.4
     4.8      6.8   8.3   9.1   9.6  10.0  10.3  10.5

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Results of Observer Scan                                    UT
Site                              Long.   Lat.   Dist.    h  m  s
Chch graze                        172.6  -43.5    85km    6 17 24
MidNZ                             173.0  -41.0   178km    6 17 33
Wellington                        174.8  -41.3   218km    6 18 18

 

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