Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 2373, 2007 May 4
Grazing Occultation of 2373 K1 Magnitude 6.1
Date 2007 May 4 (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
137 0 0 -35 19 6 20 33 46 39 262 1.25 0.5 352.14 17.85N
137 10 0 -35 15 27 20 34 1 -12 38 262 1.26 0.4 352.10 17.89N
137 20 0 -35 11 48 20 34 16 -12 38 262 1.27 0.4 352.07 17.93N
137 30 0 -35 8 7 20 34 32 -12 38 262 1.28 0.3 352.04 17.96N
137 40 0 -35 4 26 20 34 47 -11 38 262 1.29 0.3 352.00 17.99N
137 50 0 -35 0 43 20 35 2 -11 38 261 1.30 0.3 351.97 18.03N
138 0 0 -34 57 0 20 35 17 -11 37 261 1.31 0.2 351.94 18.06N
138 10 0 -34 53 15 20 35 32 -11 37 261 1.31 0.2 351.90 18.09N
138 20 0 -34 49 29 20 35 46 -11 37 261 1.32 0.2 351.87 18.12N
138 30 0 -34 45 42 20 36 1 -10 37 261 1.33 0.1 351.84 18.15N
138 40 0 -34 41 54 20 36 16 -10 37 261 1.34 0.1 351.81 18.19N
138 50 0 -34 38 6 20 36 31 -10 36 260 1.35 0.1 351.78 18.22N
139 0 0 -34 34 16 20 36 45 -10 36 260 1.36 0.1 351.75 18.25N
139 10 0 -34 30 25 20 37 0 -10 36 260 1.37 0.0 351.72 18.28N
139 20 0 -34 26 33 20 37 14 -9 36 260 1.38 360.0 351.69 18.31N
139 30 0 -34 22 40 20 37 28 -9 36 260 1.39 360.0 351.65 18.34N
139 40 0 -34 18 46 20 37 43 -9 36 260 1.40 359.9 351.62 18.37N
139 50 0 -34 14 51 20 37 57 -9 35 260 1.41 359.9 351.59 18.40N
140 0 0 -34 10 55 20 38 11 -9 35 259 1.42 359.9 351.56 18.43N
140 10 0 -34 6 58 20 38 25 -8 35 259 1.43 359.8 351.54 18.46N
140 20 0 -34 3 1 20 38 39 -8 35 259 1.44 359.8 351.51 18.49N
140 30 0 -33 59 2 20 38 53 -8 35 259 1.45 359.8 351.48 18.52N
140 40 0 -33 55 2 20 39 7 -8 34 259 1.46 359.8 351.45 18.55N
140 50 0 -33 51 1 20 39 21 -8 34 259 1.47 359.7 351.42 18.57N
141 0 0 -33 47 0 20 39 34 -7 34 259 1.49 359.7 351.39 18.60N
141 10 0 -33 42 57 20 39 48 -7 34 258 1.50 359.7 351.36 18.63N
141 20 0 -33 38 53 20 40 1 -7 34 258 1.51 359.6 351.34 18.66N
141 30 0 -33 34 49 20 40 15 -7 33 258 1.52 359.6 351.31 18.69N
141 40 1 -33 30 43 20 40 28 -7 33 258 1.53 359.6 351.28 18.71N
141 50 1 -33 26 37 20 40 42 -6 33 258 1.54 359.6 351.25 18.74N
142 0 1 -33 22 30 20 40 55 -6 33 258 1.55 359.5 351.23 18.77N
142 10 1 -33 18 22 20 41 8 -6 33 258 1.57 359.5 351.20 18.79N
142 20 1 -33 14 13 20 41 21 -6 32 257 1.58 359.5 351.17 18.82N
142 30 1 -33 10 3 20 41 34 -6 32 257 1.59 359.5 351.15 18.85N
142 40 1 -33 5 52 20 41 47 -5 32 257 1.60 359.4 351.12 18.87N
142 50 1 -33 1 40 20 42 0 -5 32 257 1.61 359.4 351.10 18.90N
143 0 1 -32 57 27 20 42 13 -5 32 257 1.63 359.4 351.07 18.92N
143 10 1 -32 53 14 20 42 26 -5 31 257 1.64 359.4 351.05 18.95N
143 20 1 -32 49 0 20 42 38 -5 31 257 1.65 359.3 351.02 18.97N
143 30 1 -32 44 44 20 42 51 -4 31 256 1.66 359.3 351.00 19.00N
143 40 1 -32 40 28 20 43 3 -4 31 256 1.68 359.3 350.97 19.02N
143 50 1 -32 36 11 20 43 16 -4 31 256 1.69 359.3 350.95 19.05N
144 0 1 -32 31 54 20 43 28 -4 30 256 1.70 359.2 350.92 19.07N
Path coordinates are referred to WGS84 (as used by GPS).
Librations Long -5.50 Lat +6.38
P +350.3 D -5.2
Illumination of moon 95%-
Elongation of Moon 153
Vertical Profile Scale 1.91 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
Horizontal Scale Factor 1.65 deg/min
Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in mm)
CA\Tdia 50 100 150 200 250 300 350
15.1 4.7 6.1 6.8 7.3 7.6 7.8 7.9
17.1 5.0 6.4 7.1 7.6 7.9 8.1 8.2
19.1 5.1 6.5 7.3 7.7 8.0 8.2 8.4
21.1 5.1 6.5 7.3 7.7 8.0 8.2 8.4
23.1 5.1 6.6 7.3 7.7 8.0 8.2 8.4
Lunar Limb Profile
