Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 3515, 2007 Aug 2
Grazing Occultation of 3515 cA1 Magnitude 6.3
Date 2007 August 2 (Thursday) Nominal site altitude 0m
E. Longit. Latitude U.T. Sun Moon TanZ PA WA CA
o ' " o ' " h m s Alt Alt Az o o o
111 0 0 -26 49 16 19 18 9 60 14 0.57 316.0 338.21 18.55N
111 10 0 -26 39 55 19 18 41 61 13 0.56 315.9 338.18 18.58N
111 20 0 -26 30 32 19 19 12 61 13 0.56 315.9 338.14 18.62N
111 30 0 -26 21 6 19 19 44 61 12 0.55 315.9 338.09 18.67N
111 40 0 -26 11 38 19 20 16 61 12 0.55 315.8 338.06 18.70N
111 50 0 -26 2 7 19 20 48 61 11 0.54 315.8 338.02 18.74N
112 0 0 -25 52 34 19 21 20 62 11 0.54 315.7 337.98 18.78N
112 10 0 -25 42 59 19 21 53 62 10 0.53 315.7 337.95 18.81N
112 20 0 -25 33 21 19 22 25 62 10 0.53 315.7 337.91 18.85N
112 30 0 -25 23 41 19 22 58 62 9 0.53 315.6 337.88 18.88N
112 40 0 -25 13 59 19 23 31 62 8 0.52 315.6 337.84 18.92N
112 50 0 -25 4 14 19 24 4 63 8 0.52 315.6 337.81 18.95N
113 0 0 -24 54 27 19 24 37 63 7 0.51 315.5 337.77 18.98N
113 10 0 -24 44 38 19 25 10 63 6 0.51 315.5 337.74 19.02N
113 20 0 -24 34 47 19 25 44 63 6 0.50 315.5 337.71 19.05N
113 30 0 -24 24 54 19 26 17 63 5 0.50 315.4 337.68 19.08N
113 40 0 -24 14 59 19 26 51 64 4 0.50 315.4 337.65 19.11N
113 50 0 -24 5 1 19 27 25 64 4 0.49 315.4 337.62 19.14N
114 0 0 -23 55 2 19 27 59 64 3 0.49 315.4 337.59 19.17N
114 10 0 -23 45 1 19 28 33 64 2 0.48 315.3 337.56 19.19N
114 20 0 -23 34 57 19 29 7 64 2 0.48 315.3 337.54 19.22N
114 30 0 -23 24 52 19 29 42 65 1 0.48 315.3 337.51 19.25N
114 40 0 -23 14 45 19 30 16 65 0 0.47 315.3 337.49 19.27N
114 50 0 -23 4 37 19 30 51 65 360 0.47 315.2 337.46 19.30N
115 0 0 -22 54 26 19 31 26 65 359 0.47 315.2 337.44 19.32N
115 10 0 -22 44 14 19 32 0 65 358 0.46 315.2 337.42 19.34N
115 20 0 -22 34 0 19 32 35 65 357 0.46 315.2 337.38 19.37N
115 30 0 -22 23 45 19 33 11 66 357 0.46 315.1 337.36 19.40N
115 40 1 -22 13 28 19 33 46 66 356 0.45 315.1 337.34 19.42N
115 50 1 -22 3 9 19 34 21 66 355 0.45 315.1 337.32 19.44N
116 0 1 -21 52 49 19 34 56 66 354 0.45 315.1 337.30 19.46N
Path coordinates are referred to WGS84 (as used by GPS).
3515 is double : 7.0 7.0 0.050" 0.0
Graze Path of component #2 0.07km South, and 0.1 secs. later cf. primary.
Librations Long -1.72 Lat -2.91
P +337.4 D +3.6
Illumination of moon 83%-
Elongation of Moon 131
Vertical Profile Scale 2.00 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
Horizontal Scale Factor 1.41 deg/min
Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in mm)
CA\Tdia 50 100 150 200 250 300 350
15.5 5.7 7.1 7.9 8.5 8.8 9.1 9.3
17.5 5.7 7.1 7.9 8.5 8.8 9.1 9.3
19.5 5.7 7.1 7.9 8.5 8.8 9.1 9.3
21.5 5.7 7.1 8.0 8.5 8.9 9.1 9.3
23.5 5.7 7.2 8.0 8.5 8.9 9.1 9.3
Lunar Limb Profile for graze