Station Map for the Occultation by (318) Magdalena at Tuesday, 2009 April 14 (~ 00:51 UT)
V-Magnitude of target star TYC 0833-00754-1: 11.6 mag
Johnson B-V Colour Index: + 1.0
The UCAC2 gives a “pseudo-R magnitude” of 11.3 mag
The max duration is expected to be 28.2 sec with a max drop of 3.1 mag.
The event will take place at an altitude of 25 deg and at azimuth 255 deg. The sun will be at an altitude of -25 deg. (At predicted centre line for longitude 0 deg)
There is a 1 sigma uncertainty interval of ± 0.74 path widths.
The probabilities to see a positive event:
Centre line: ~ 50 %
Path limits: ~ 41 %
1 sigma lines: ~ 15 %
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/2009_04/0414_318_17434.htm
Table of potential observing stations and cities with distance from center of predicted path (Derek C. Breit):
http://www.poyntsource.com/New/Google/20090414_17434_Sites.txt
Map and Coordinates at the web page of E.A.O.N.:
http://astrosurf.com/eaon/Occultations%20April.htm
Good luck with your observation!
Oliver Klös
IOTA-ES