Feb09G




date event elong comments
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1966 Mar 10…super conjtn 0
north face exposed
1966
Apr 5….1st
crossing . 19
W north to south, morning
1966 Sep 18…opposition .. 180
Saturn in Aquarius-Pisces
1966 Oct 26…2nd crossing . 139 E south
to north, all night
1966 Dec 17…3rd crossing 88
E north to south, evening
1967
Mar 22…super conjtn 0 south face exposed
1979 Sep 11…super conjtn 0
south face exposed
1979 Oct 26. 1st crossing . 29 W south to north, morning
1980 Mar 12. 2nd crossing. 178 W north to south, all night
1980 Mar 15 opposition …180 Saturn
in Leo-Virgo
1980 Jul 22 3rd crossing . 52 E south
to north, evening
1980 Sep 24 super conjtn 0
north face exposed
1995 Mar 5 . super conjtn 0
north face exposed
1995 May 22. 1st crossing 67 W north to south, morning
1995 Aug 11 2nd crossing 144 W
south to north, all night
1995 Sep 13. opposition .180 Saturn in Aquarius-Pisces
1996 Feb 11 3rd crossing 31 E
north to south, evening
1996 Mar 16 super conjtn 0
outh face exposed
2008 Sep 4 super conjtn 0 south face exposed
2009 Mar 9 opposition 180 Saturn
in Leo-Virgo
2009 Sep 4 one crossing 12 E south to north, evening
2009 Sep 18 super conjtn 0
north face exposed
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#2
C/2007 N3 (Lulin)
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Epoch 2009 Jan. 9.0 TT = JDT 2454840.5
T
2009 Jan. 10.66551 TT
q 1.2125523 Node
338.53392
z
+0.0000043 Peri. 136.85390
e 0.9999948 Incl. 178.37278
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Date, 0hUT R. A. (2000) Decl Earth Sun
Elong Phase Magn
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2009 02 01
15h14.01-17d10.1 0.941 1.257 81.4
50.8 7.4
2009
02 02 15 10.45 -16 56.4 0.910
1.261 83.3 50.9
7.3
2009
02 03 15 06.61 -16 41.3 0.879
1.266 85.3 50.9
7.2
2009
02 04 15 02.46 -16 24.6 0.848
1.270 87.3 50.8
7.2
2009
02 05 14 57.96 -16 06.1 0.818
1.275 89.5 50.7
7.1
2009
02 06 14 53.08 -15 45.6 0.787
1.280 91.7 50.4
7.1
2009
02 07 14 47.78 -15 22.8 0.757
1.285 94.0 50.0
7.0
2009
02 08 14 42.01 -14 57.3 0.727
1.290 96.5 49.4
6.9
2009
02 09 14 35.72 -14 28.8 0.697
1.295 99.1 48.8
6.8
2009
02 10 14 28.86 -13 56.8 0.668
1.301 101.9 47.9
6.8
2009
02 11 14 21.36 -13 20.8 0.640
1.306 104.8 46.9
6.7
2009
02 12 14 13.16 -12 40.4 0.613
1.312 107.9 45.7
6.6
2009
02 13 14 04.19 -11 54.8 0.586
1.318 111.3 44.3
6.5
2009
02 14 13 54.38 -11 03.3 0.560
1.324 114.8 42.6
6.5
2009
02 15 13 43.65 -10 05.4 0.536
1.330 118.6 40.7
6.4
2009
02 16 13 31.93 -09 00.2 0.513
1.337 122.7 38.4
6.3
2009
02 17 13 19.17 -07 47.2 0.492
1.343 127.1 35.9
6.2
2009
02 18 13 05.32 -06 25.9 0.472
1.350 131.8 33.1
6.2
2009
02 19 12 50.38 -04 56.1 0.455
1.357 136.8 29.9
6.1
2009
02 20 12 34.37 -03 18.0 0.440
1.363 142.2 26.4
6.1
2009
02 21 12 17.35 -01 32.4 0.428
1.370 147.8 22.6
6.0
2009
02 22 11 59.47 +00 19.4 0.419
1.378 153.6 18.6
6.0
2009
02 23 11 40.91 +02 15.2 0.414
1.385 159.7 14.4
6.0
2009
02 24 11 21.89 +04 12.6 0.411
1.392 165.8 10.0
6.0
2009
02 25 11 02.71 +06 08.7 0.413
1.400 171.9 5.7
6.0
2009
02 26 10 43.65 +08 00.8 0.417
1.407 178.0 1.4
6.1
2009
02 27 10 24.98 +09 46.3 0.425
1.415 176.0 2.8
6.2
2009
02 28 10 06.97 +11 23.6 0.436
1.423 170.3 6.7
6.2
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#3
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Pleiades occultation, 2009 Feb 3, New York
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Moon
is 62%-63% illum, 104d-105d elong.
Libration is -5.5d lat, -6.1d lon
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EST | event |
Alt-Az | cusp | pos
------+----------------- +------+------+-----
10:52 | moonrise |
0 058 | -- | --
17:17 | sunset | 66 122 | -- | --
17:46 | civil dusk | 70 143 | -- |
--
18:19 | nautical dusk | 73 165 | -- | --
18:38 | Moon transits | 74 180 | -- |
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21:19 | Taygeta immersionn |
54 256 | +43S | 126
21:24 | 18 Tau immersion | 53 257 | +52N
| 40
21:36 | Asterope immersn |
51 259 | +59S | 109
22:04
| Maia near miss | 45 265 | - 5S |
174
22:13 | Taygeta emersion |
44 266 | -52S | 221
00:00 | Feb 3 -> feb 4
| 25 282 | -- | --
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#4
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Bayer ltr | beta Geminorum
Flamsteed | 78 Geminorum
name | Pollux
HD number | 62509
RA (2000) | 07h45.3m
de (2000) | +28d02m
app mag |
+1.2
distance | 34 LY
Sun magn | +4.9
M*sin(I) | 2.9 Jupiter
SemiMaj A | 1.69 AU
period | 589.6 days
excenty | 0.02
year | 2006 announced
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