TYC 1371-01980-1(mag12.1) by (748)Simeisa on 2006 Jan. 07

**** Successful observations:
Observer:    Akira Matsui    (JOIN:8556)
Place:       Ueda, Nagano, Japan
Long.: 138o 13' 07.1" E, Lat.: 36o 21' 04.0" N, Height: 495m (JGD2000=WGS84)
Method:      Visual, 21.2cm F12.4 Cass, x65.8, Tape recorder
Time signal: GHS
Result:      D 11h 29m 05.4s +/-0.5s
             R 11h 29m 09.9s +/-0.5s
            (P.E. corrected)
Note:        Certainty 2/3(=possibly spurious)

Observer:    Hiroyuki Tomioka  (JOIN:8559)
Place:       Hitachi, Ibaraki, Japan
Long.: 140o 41' 08" E, Lat.: 36o 38' 32" N, Height: 33m (JGD2000=WGS84)
Method:      VCR, 30cm Reflector
Time signal: GHS, TIVi
Result:      D 11h 28m 53.38s +/-0.07s
             R 11h 28m 56.85s +/-0.07s

# At Mexico, One successful observation was obtained.
Observer:    Pedro Valdes Sada  (JOIN:8572)
Place:       Univ. of Monterrey Obs.,Garza Garcia, N.L., Mexico
Long.: 100o 20' 46.0" W, Lat.: 25o 37' 22.8" N, Height: 689m (WGS84)
Method:      VCR, 7inch F15 Maksutov, x71
Time signal: GPS + KIWI VTI
Result:      D 11h 15m 59.90s +/-0.10s
             R 11h 16m 07.40s +/-0.15s

** Negative observations:
Observer:    Hideto Fukui  (JOIN:8543)
Place:       Fujieda, Shizuoka, Japan
Long.: 138o 14' 41" E, Lat.: 34o 49' 40" N, Height: 28m (JGD2000=WGS84)
Method:      VCR, 20cm F4 Reflector, x0.6 Reducer, WAT-100N.
Time signal: TEL, TIVi

Observer:    Norio Sasanuma (JOIN:8544)
Place:       Toshima, Tokyo, Japan
Long.: 139o 44' 35.8" E, Lat.: 35o 44' 14.4" N, Height:  31m (JGD2000=WGS84)
Method:      VCR, 30cm F12 Cass, 60mm Eyepiece, WAT-100N
Time signal: TEL

Observer:    Reijin Aikawa    (JOIN:8545)
Place:       Sakado, Saitama, Japan
Long.: 139o 26' 50.4" E, Lat.: 35o 56' 56.5" N, Height: 21m (JGD2000=WGS84)
Method:      Visual, 20.3cm F10 Schmidt Cass, x206, Voice recorder
Time signal: Cellular phone

Observer:    Isao Ootsuki   (JOIN:8546)  *** Northern limit ***
Place:       Marumori town, Miyagi, Japan
Long.: 140o 40'47" E, Lat: 37o54'01" N, Height: 190m  (JGD2000=WGS84)
Method:      Visual, 31cm F6 Newtonian, x360, Tape-recorder
Time signal: GHS, TEL
Note:        Certainty 3/3(=sure)

Observer:    Shigeo Uchiyama  (JOIN:8547)
Place:       Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan
Long.: 140o 00' 17.0"E, Lat.: 35o 54' 19.3"N  Height: 8m (JGD2000=WGS84)
Method:      VCR, 25cm F10 Schmidt cass, WAT-100N, 40mm eyepiece + 8mm(F0.8)camera lens.
Time signal: GHS, TIVi

Observer:    Hideo Takashima, Fujio Ohba  (JOIN:8548)
Place:       Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan
Long.: 139o 58' 06" E, Lat.: 35o 49' 51" N, Height: 28m (JGD2000=WGS84)
Method:      VCR, 20cm F2 Schmidt, WAT-100N.
Time signal: GHS, TIVi

Observer:    Minoru Owada, Hisashi Suzuki   (JOIN:8551)
Place:       Morimachi, Shizuoka, Japan
Long.: 137o 55' 49.8" E, Lat.: 34o 55' 37.4" N, Height: 340m (JGD2000=WGS84)
Method:      (Owada) Visual, 25cm F12 Cass, x300
             (Suzuki) Visual, 12.8cm Refractor, x30
Time signal: Cellular phone

Observer:    Katsuhiko Kitazaki  (JOIN:8552)
Place:       Musashino, Tokyo, Japan
Long.: 139o 33' 41.2" E, Lat.: 35o 42' 36.9" N, Height: 66m (JGD2000=WGS84)
Method:      VCR, 40cm F10.1 Cass, x0.27Reducer, WAT-100N.
Time signal: GHS, TIVi

Observer:    Akie Hashimoto (JOIN:8554)
Place:       Chichibu, Saitama, Japan
Long.: 139o 01' 59.6" E, Lat.: 35o 58' 04.5" N, Height: 355m (JGD2000=WGS84)
Method:      Visual, 18cm Newtonian x300.
Time signal: GHS, Stop watch

Observer:    Akira Yaeza  (JOIN:8557)  *** Southern limit ***
Place:       Hitachi, Ibaraki, Japan
Long.: 140o 36' 11" E, Lat.: 36o 31' 28" N, Height: 230m (JGD2000=WGS84)
Method:      Visual, 20cm Schmidt Cass, x133, Tape recorder.
Time signal: TEL.
Note:        Certainty 2/3(=possibly spurious)

Observer:    Seiji Okamoto  (JOIN:8558)
Place:       Tsuyama, Okayama, Japan
Long.: 133o 50' 29" E, Lat.: 35o 02' 25" N, Height: 491m (JGD2000=WGS84)
Method:      VCR, 35.6cm F11 Schmidt Cass, WAT-100N
Time signal: GPS, TIVi

Observer:    Satoshi Suzuki  (JOIN:8560)
Place:       Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Long.: 139o 32' 16.1" E, Lat.: 35o 22' 32.4" N, Height: 30m (Tokyo Datum)
Long.: 139o 32' 04.6" E, Lat.: 35o 22' 44.2" N, Height: 30m (JGD2000=WGS84)
Method:      VCR, 25cm F10.1 Schmidt Cass, x0.63 Reducer, WAT-100N, DV.
Time signal: GHS, TIVi
Note:        Certainty 2/3(=possibly spurious)