Monday 23 November 2009Time Object (Link) Event Week 48 Local Date Day of Year (DOY): 327Week of Year (WOY): 488h59m01.0s GPS-Time GPS-Week: 1559 Week Number Rollover: 535 Day of Week DOW: 1 (Su:0..Sa:6) Day of Year DOY: 327 GPS-Seconds: 147556.0 GPS ahead of UTC by 15s GPS-Time: 16h59m16.0s Observer Site GEORGE H. LUTZ OBSERVATORY, United States WGS84: Lon: -118d29m16.3s Lat: +34d06m29.8s Alt: 339mAll times in PST or PDT (during summer)8h59m Sundial Equation of Time: 13.49 min (Sundials are early) Local Magnetic Field Declination: +12.81° (add to compass direction to find true geographic north, '+' is east), annual change: -5.66'/yr Inclination: +58.89° (angle of field lines to enter earth), annual change: -0.27'/yr Field Components:Total: TI = +47641 nT dTI = -75 nT/yrHorizontal: HI = +24613 nT dHI = -36 nT/yrNorth: X = +24000 nT dX = -26 nT/yrEast: Y = +5459 nT dY = -47 nT/yrVertical: Z = +40791 nT dZ = -66 nT/yr8h59m01s Polaris, Alp UMi (HIP 11767 HD 8890) Pole star: Altitude h=+33°29'44" hNorthPole-h=38.17' Azimuth=-18.70' Polar distance=38.51' Position angle relative to pole=202.220°8h59m01s Sidereal Time Apparent (true) sidereal time: 13h16m15.58s, at Greenwich (GAST): 21h10m12.66sMean sidereal time: 13h16m14.68s, at Greenwich (GMST): 21h10m11.77s8h59m01s JD 2455159.207650 JDE: 2455159.2084159.0h Venus Magnitude=-3.9mag Best seen from 5.7h -16.1h (in constellation Libra)RA=15h09m32s Dec=-16°38.4' (J2000) Distance=1.659AU Elongation= 12° Phase k=97% Diameter=10.1" Sun Sign Sagittarius 2° Moon Sign Aquarius 19°8h59m01.0s Time Date: 23.11.2009 Day of Week DOW: 1 Local Civil Time LCT: 8h59m01.00s PST LCT Seconds of Day: 32341.00 Universal Time UTC: 16h59m01.00s UT Seconds of Day: 61141.00 Day of Year DOY: 327.7077 Week of Year WOY: 48 Julian Date JD: 2455159.20765046 Ephemeris-JD JDE: 2455159.20841500 deltaT: 66.06 TAI-UTC: 34s Time for satellite two line elements TLE: 09327.7076504610h27m39s Polaris, Alp UMi (HIP 11767 HD 8890) Lower Transit: Altitude=+33°26'42" polar distance=39.80' position angle relative to pole=180.000°10h52.9m Venus Transit Altitude=+39.2° (in constellation Libra) Elongation=11.9° West, Magnitude=-3.9mag11h40.5m Transit Altitude=+35.4° (in constellation Scorpius)11h43.7m Rise Azimuth=105.3°, ESE (in constellation Capricornus)11h54.2m Jupiter Rise Azimuth=108.8°, ESE (in constellation Capricornus)12h23.6m Mercury Transit Altitude=+32.0° (in constellation Ophiuchus) Elongation=10.5° East, Magnitude=-0.6mag12h30m TV NASA-TV: Coverage of Shuttle Mission STS-129 MISSION STATUS BRIEFING12h41m High Tide High Tide: 1.25 meters (Tide station: Santa Monica, Municipal Pier, California)14h00m TV NASA-TV: Coverage of Shuttle Mission STS-129 VIDEO FILE15h00m TV NASA-TV: Coverage of Shuttle Mission STS-129 FLIGHT DAY 8 HIGHLIGHTS (replayed on the hour during crew sleep)16h08.9m Venus Set Azimuth=250.0°, WSW (in constellation Libra)16h46.2m Set Azimuth=245.6°, WSW16h46.2m Set Azimuth=245.6°, WSW17.0h Mercury Magnitude=-0.6mag Best seen from 17.0h -17.2h (in constellation Ophiuchus)RA=16h42m07s Dec=-23°56.7' (J2000) Distance=1.393AU Elongation= 11° Phase k=95% Diameter=4.8"17.0h Jupiter Magnitude=-2.3mag Best seen from 17.0h -22.5h (in constellation Capricornus)RA=21h30m13s Dec=-15°48.3' (J2000) Distance=5.123AU Elongation= 78° Diameter=38.4"17h12.2m Jupiter Transit Altitude=+40.2° (in constellation Capricornus) Elongation=78.1° East, Magnitude=-2.3mag17h13m End civil twilight17h17.2m Mercury Set Azimuth=241.1°, WSW (in constellation Ophiuchus)17h18.0m Transit Altitude=+43.8° (in constellation Capricornus) Phase k=42.1%17h26.4m Neptune Transit Altitude=+41.9° (in constellation Capricornus) Elongation=81.9° East, Magnitude=7.9mag17h29m Sun 9° below horizon17h44m Dusk17.7h Uranus Magnitude= 5.8mag Best seen from 17.7h - 0.7h (in constellation Aquarius)RA=23h33m59s Dec= -3°39.1' (J2000) Distance=19.725AU Elongation=111° Diameter=3.6"17.7h Earthshine18.0h IRAS Comet '126P' Magnitude=11.9magBest seen from 18.0h - 5.4hRA=19h53m58 Dec=-48°40.0' (J2000) Distance to Sun= 1.97AU Distance to Earth= 2.38AU Elongation= 54° hourly motion: dRA= 71.1"/h dDec= 60.1"/h17h59m Sun 15° below horizon18.0h Neptune Magnitude= 7.9mag Best seen from 18.0h -21.0h (in constellation Capricornus)RA=21h44m29s Dec=-14°01.8' (J2000) Distance=30.149AU Elongation= 82° Diameter=2.2"18.0h Christensen Comet 'C/2006 W3' Magnitude= 9.4magBest seen from 18.0h -18.6hRA=19h17m25 Dec=-13°17.8' (J2000) Distance to Sun= 3.41AU Distance to Earth= 3.99AU Elongation= 48° hourly motion: dRA= 15.4"/h dDec=-24.1"/h18.0h Howell Comet '88P' Magnitude= 9.9magBest seen from 18.0h -18.0hRA=19h39m10 Dec=-24°56.8' (J2000) Distance to Sun= 1.44AU Distance to Earth= 1.85AU Elongation= 51° hourly motion: dRA=127.5"/h dDec= 22.1"/h18.0h Tritton Comet '157P' Magnitude=12.3magBest seen from 18.0h -23.9hRA=23h25m48 Dec= +9°27.3' (J2000) Distance to Sun= 1.68AU Distance to Earth= 1.01AU Elongation=114° hourly motion: dRA= 23.8"/h dDec= -1.3"/h18h00m TV NASA-TV: Coverage of Shuttle Mission STS-129 HIGH DEFINITION FLIGHT DAY 8 CREW HIGHLIGHTS (if available; on the NASA-TV HDTV Channel; replays from 5:00am CT - 4:00pm CT on Nov. 24)18h14m End astronomical twilight18h39m Occultation of star by (849) Ara Asteroid (849) Ara, 13.5 mag, occults TYC 5693-02839-1, 11.3 mag Duration: 1.5 seconds. Magnitude drop: 2.3 mag. Visibility: SW USA, Mexico; Altitude=18° Azimuth=246.4° (Source: asteroidoccultation.com) 19h15.6m Uranus Transit Altitude=+52.3° (in constellation Aquarius) Elongation=110.7° East, Magnitude=5.8mag20h30m TV NASA-TV: Coverage of Shuttle Mission STS-129 ISS FLIGHT DIRECTOR UPDATE20h34m Low Tide Low Tide: 0.28 meters (Tide station: Santa Monica, Municipal Pier, California)21.6h LINEAR Comet '217P' Magnitude=13.0magBest seen from 21.6h - 5.4hRA= 6h16m35 Dec= -1°07.8' (J2000) Distance to Sun= 1.55AU Distance to Earth= 0.66AU Elongation=140° hourly motion: dRA=-32.8"/h dDec= 29.8"/h22h01.4m Mars Rise Azimuth= 67.3°, ENE (in constellation Cancer)22.1h Mars Magnitude= 0.1mag Best seen from 22.1h - 6.4h (in constellation Cancer)RA= 9h14m49s Dec=+18°18.7' (J2000) Distance=1.000AU Elongation=106° Phase k=90% Diameter=9.4" planetographic latitude of the Earth=19.0°22.2h Deep-Sky Observing Best time interval for observing dim objects: 22h11m- 5h23mPrior to midnight22h25m44s Polaris, Alp UMi (HIP 11767 HD 8890) Transit: Altitude=+34°49'07" polar distance=41.21' position angle relative to pole=360.000°22h30m TV NASA-TV: Coverage of Shuttle Mission STS-129 ISS FLIGHT DIRECTOR UPDATE REPLAY22h30.3m Jupiter Set Azimuth=251.3°, WSW (in constellation Capricornus)22h49.5m Neptune Set Azimuth=253.4°, WSW (in constellation Capricornus)22h58.6m Set Azimuth=257.4°, WSW (in constellation Capricornus)
