Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 3459, 2007 Jun 8
Grazing Occultation of 3459 K0 Magnitude 6.4
Date 2007 June 8 (Friday) 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
113 0 0 -31 46 53 19 4 46 29 72 1.80 325.5 347.46 11.33N
113 10 0 -31 44 16 19 4 57 29 72 1.79 325.5 347.42 11.38N
113 20 0 -31 41 38 19 5 8 29 72 1.77 325.4 347.37 11.43N
113 30 0 -31 38 58 19 5 19 30 72 1.76 325.4 347.32 11.48N
113 40 0 -31 36 17 19 5 31 30 72 1.75 325.3 347.26 11.53N
113 50 0 -31 33 35 19 5 42 30 72 1.73 325.3 347.21 11.59N
114 0 0 -31 30 51 19 5 54 30 72 1.72 325.2 347.16 11.64N
114 10 0 -31 28 5 19 6 6 30 72 1.71 325.2 347.11 11.69N
114 20 0 -31 25 19 19 6 17 31 72 1.69 325.1 347.05 11.74N
114 30 0 -31 22 30 19 6 29 31 71 1.68 325.1 347.00 11.80N
114 40 0 -31 19 41 19 6 41 31 71 1.67 325.0 346.95 11.85N
114 50 0 -31 16 50 19 6 53 31 71 1.66 325.0 346.90 11.90N
115 0 0 -31 13 57 19 7 5 31 71 1.64 324.9 346.84 11.96N
115 10 0 -31 11 3 19 7 18 32 71 1.63 324.8 346.79 12.01N
115 20 0 -31 8 8 19 7 30 32 71 1.62 324.8 346.74 12.06N
115 30 0 -31 5 11 19 7 42 32 71 1.61 324.7 346.68 12.12N
115 40 0 -31 2 12 19 7 55 32 71 1.59 324.7 346.63 12.17N
115 50 0 -30 59 12 19 8 7 32 70 1.58 324.6 346.57 12.22N
116 0 0 -30 56 11 19 8 20 32 70 1.57 324.6 346.52 12.28N
116 10 0 -30 53 8 19 8 33 33 70 1.56 324.5 346.47 12.33N
116 20 0 -30 50 3 19 8 46 33 70 1.55 324.5 346.41 12.39N
116 30 0 -30 46 57 19 8 59 33 70 1.54 324.4 346.36 12.44N
116 40 0 -30 43 49 19 9 12 33 70 1.52 324.4 346.30 12.50N
116 50 0 -30 40 40 19 9 25 33 70 1.51 324.3 346.25 12.55N
117 0 0 -30 37 30 19 9 38 34 70 1.50 324.3 346.19 12.61N
117 10 0 -30 34 17 19 9 51 34 69 1.49 324.2 346.14 12.66N
117 20 0 -30 31 3 19 10 5 34 69 1.48 324.1 346.08 12.72N
117 30 0 -30 27 48 19 10 18 34 69 1.47 324.1 346.02 12.77N
117 40 1 -30 24 31 19 10 32 34 69 1.46 324.0 345.97 12.83N
117 50 1 -30 21 12 19 10 46 35 69 1.45 324.0 345.91 12.89N
118 0 1 -30 17 52 19 11 0 35 69 1.44 323.9 345.85 12.94N
Path coordinates are referred to WGS84 (as used by GPS).
Librations Long -3.78 Lat -1.42
P +345.9 D +2.6
Illumination of moon 46%-
Elongation of Moon 85
Vertical Profile Scale 1.88 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
Horizontal Scale Factor 1.64 deg/min
Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in mm)
CA\Tdia 50 100 150 200 250 300 350
8.9 5.7 7.2 8.0 8.5 8.9 9.1 9.3
10.9 5.8 7.2 8.0 8.5 8.9 9.1 9.3
12.9 5.8 7.2 8.0 8.5 8.9 9.1 9.3
14.9 5.8 7.2 8.0 8.5 8.9 9.2 9.4
16.9 5.8 7.2 8.0 8.6 8.9 9.2 9.4
Lunar Limb Profile for graze
