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