Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 3385, 2007 July 5
Grazing Occultation of 3385 F8 Magnitude 6.7
Date 2007 July 5 (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
175 0 0 -40 24 2 12 16 21 23 76 2.38 329.0 350.45 7.78N
175 10 0 -40 22 45 12 16 29 23 76 2.36 329.0 350.42 7.81N
175 20 0 -40 21 26 12 16 37 23 76 2.34 329.0 350.38 7.85N
175 30 0 -40 20 7 12 16 44 23 76 2.32 328.9 350.34 7.89N
175 40 0 -40 18 47 12 16 52 23 76 2.31 328.9 350.30 7.93N
175 50 0 -40 17 25 12 17 0 24 76 2.29 328.9 350.26 7.97N
176 0 0 -40 16 3 12 17 8 24 75 2.27 328.8 350.22 8.02N
176 10 0 -40 14 40 12 17 16 24 75 2.26 328.8 350.18 8.06N
176 20 0 -40 13 15 12 17 24 24 75 2.24 328.7 350.14 8.10N
176 30 0 -40 11 50 12 17 32 24 75 2.22 328.7 350.10 8.14N
176 40 0 -40 10 24 12 17 40 24 75 2.21 328.7 350.06 8.18N
176 50 0 -40 8 56 12 17 49 25 75 2.19 328.6 350.02 8.22N
177 0 0 -40 7 28 12 17 57 25 75 2.18 328.6 349.97 8.26N
177 10 0 -40 5 58 12 18 5 25 74 2.16 328.5 349.93 8.30N
177 20 0 -40 4 28 12 18 14 25 74 2.15 328.5 349.89 8.35N
Path coordinates are referred to WGS84 (as used by GPS).
Librations Long -2.80 Lat -0.99
P +349.9 D +1.7
Illumination of moon 73%-
Elongation of Moon 118
Vertical Profile Scale 1.91 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
Horizontal Scale Factor 1.75 deg/min
Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in mm)
CA\Tdia 50 100 150 200 250 300 350
4.3 4.5 5.9 6.6 7.0 7.3 7.5 7.6
6.3 5.0 6.4 7.2 7.6 7.9 8.1 8.2
8.3 5.3 6.7 7.4 7.9 8.2 8.4 8.5
10.3 5.3 6.7 7.5 7.9 8.2 8.4 8.5
12.3 5.3 6.7 7.5 7.9 8.2 8.4 8.6
Lunar Limb Profile
