On 15 August your vessel is enroute from Bombay, India, to San Francisco, CA. You are steering course 020° T and making a speed of 20.0 knots. Your 1830 zone time DR is LAT 26° 13.0' N, LONG 135° 18.0' W. You observed 3 celestial bodies. Determine the latitude and longitude of your 1935 running fix. ZONE BODY's BODY's OBSERVED STAR TIME GHA DECLINATION ALTITUDE (Ho) -------------------- ------- --------------- --------------- ----------- Spica 1848 180° 24.3' S 11° 03.8' 32° 21.4' Altair 1910 89° 29.8' N 8° 49.3' 43° 06.3' Kochab 1935 170° 33.4' N 74° 14.3' 39° 12.0'
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