   Instant of          01:56:01 TDT     JD = 2542209.58100 
Greatest Eclipse:    (=01:46:35 UT)

Gamma = 0.1643             Ephemerides  = VSOP87/ELP2000-82 
Eclipse Magnitude = 0.9829             Lunation No. = 3070 
     Eclipse Type = A                  Saros Series = 143 
                                                 ΔT = 565.7 s

Lunar Radius   k1 = 0.272488 (Penumbra)        Shift in      Δb =  0.00"
 Constants:    k2 = 0.272281 (Umbra)       Lunar Position:   Δl =  0.00"


Polynomial Besselian Elements for:   2248 Mar 26    2.000 TDT  (=t0)

  n        x          y         d          l1         l2          μ

  0  -0.0485230  0.1609650  2.2314899  0.5555210  0.0093360 208.605591 
  1   0.4698955  0.2605425  0.0157340 -0.0001246 -0.0001239  15.004190 
  2   0.0000259 -0.0000119 -0.0000010 -0.0000111 -0.0000110   0.000000 
  3  -0.0000062 -0.0000036  0.0000000  0.0000000  0.0000000   0.000000
  
                tan f1 = 0.0046929        tan f2 = 0.0046695 

At time t1 (decimal hours), each Besselian element is evaluated by:

a = a0 + a1*t + a2*t2 + a3*t3  

where: a = x, y, d, l1, l2, or μ; t = t1 - t0 (decimal hours), and t0 =   2.000 TDT.


Circumstances at Greatest Eclipse:  01:46:35 UT

Latitude:   10.6° N      Sun’s Altitude:    80.5°          Path Width = 61.2 km
Longitude: 150.1° E      Sun’s Azimuth:    150.7°    Central Duration = 01m41s 
