Station Maps for the Occultation by (3092) Herodotus at Friday, 2008 December 19 (~03:14 UT)
EAST and WEST
Trans-Atlantic-Event!
Path will cross Canada and the U.S.A. too.
V-Magnitude of target star HIP 36112: 9.2 mag
Spectral type K0
Johnson B-V Colour Index: + 0.9
The UCAC2 gives a „pseudo-R magnitude“ of 9.1 mag
The max duration is expected to be 2.7 sec with a max drop of 7.1 mag.
The event will take place at an altitude of 62 deg and at azimuth 261 deg. The sun will be at an altitude of -37 deg. (At predicted centre line for longitude E 10 deg)
There is a 1 sigma uncertainty interval of ± 3.79 path widths.
The probabilities to see a positive event:
Centre line: ~ 11%
Path limits: ~ 10 %
1 sigma lines: ~6 %
2 sigma lines: ~ 1 %
(Calculation according to Raymond Dusser, E.A.O.N. Circular #10)
PLEASE REMEMBER: Predictions are sometimes wrong. Please observe even with a small probability.
Let other observers know about you observing plans: Announce you station with OccultWatcher !
More information (coordinates, finder charts) at Steve Preston’s prediction:
http://asteroidoccultation.com/2008_12/1219_3092_14742.htm
Table of potential observing stations and cities with distance from center of predicted path (Derek C. Breit):
http://www.poyntsource.com/New/Google/20081219_14742_Sites.txt
Map and Coordinates at the web page of E.A.O.N. (not updated with Steve Preston’s latest data):
http://astrosurf.com/eaon/Occultations%20December.htm
Good luck with your observation,
Oliver Klös
IOTA-ES