Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 2108, 2008 Jan 30

Grazing Occultation of    2108 cG2      Magnitude   6.6 
Date   2008 January 30    (Wednesday)     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
 168  0  0  -44 30 41  16 48 45    -9 55  60  0.71 210.2 193.46  13.37S
 168 10  0  -44 38  5  16 49 10    -9 55  59  0.71 210.2 193.42  13.34S
 168 20  0  -44 45 26  16 49 34    -9 55  59  0.70 210.2 193.39  13.31S
 168 30  0  -44 52 46  16 49 58    -9 55  58  0.70 210.1 193.36  13.27S
 168 40  0  -45  0  4  16 50 22    -8 55  58  0.70 210.1 193.32  13.24S
 168 50  0  -45  7 19  16 50 47    -8 55  57  0.70 210.1 193.29  13.21S
 169  0  0  -45 14 32  16 51 11    -8 55  57  0.69 210.0 193.26  13.18S
 169 10  0  -45 21 43  16 51 35    -8 55  56  0.69 210.0 193.23  13.14S
 169 20  0  -45 28 52  16 51 58    -7 55  56  0.69 210.0 193.19  13.11S
 169 30  0  -45 35 58  16 52 22    -7 56  55  0.69 209.9 193.16  13.08S
 169 40  0  -45 43  3  16 52 46    -7 56  55  0.68 209.9 193.12  13.04S
 169 50  0  -45 50  5  16 53 10    -7 56  54  0.68 209.9 193.09  13.01S
 170  0  0  -45 57  5  16 53 33    -7 56  54  0.68 209.8 193.06  12.97S
 170 10  0  -46  4  3  16 53 57    -6 56  53  0.68 209.8 193.02  12.94S
 170 20  0  -46 10 59  16 54 20    -6 56  53  0.68 209.8 192.99  12.90S
 170 30  0  -46 17 52  16 54 43    -6 56  52  0.67 209.7 192.95  12.87S
 170 40  0  -46 24 44  16 55  7    -6 56  52  0.67 209.7 192.92  12.83S
 170 50  0  -46 31 33  16 55 30    -5 56  51  0.67 209.7 192.88  12.80S

Path coordinates are referred to WGS84 (as used by GPS).

   2108 is double :   7.1  7.2   0.161"   57.7
Graze Path of component #2  0.30km South, and 0.2 secs. later cf. primary.

                Librations  Long +1.09   Lat +6.16
                            P +193.0     D +6.0
      Illumination of moon  45%-
        Elongation of Moon  84
    Vertical Profile Scale  2.21 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
   Horizontal Scale Factor  1.44 deg/min

Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in mm)
      CA\Tdia  50   100   150   200   250   300   350
     8.8      5.8   7.3   8.1   8.6   9.0   9.3   9.5
    10.8      5.8   7.3   8.1   8.6   9.0   9.3   9.5
    12.8      5.8   7.3   8.1   8.6   9.0   9.3   9.5
    14.8      5.8   7.3   8.1   8.6   9.0   9.3   9.5
    16.8      5.8   7.3   8.1   8.6   9.0   9.3   9.5

Lunar Limb Profile