Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 2039, 2008 Jan 2
Grazing Occultation of 2039 A0 Magnitude 5.5
Date 2008 January 2 (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
147 0 0 -32 27 23 16 16 50 17 101 3.28 209.3 190.75 12.00S
147 10 0 -32 33 44 16 17 2 17 101 3.24 209.3 190.77 12.03S
147 20 0 -32 40 7 16 17 13 17 101 3.20 209.3 190.80 12.06S
147 30 0 -32 46 33 16 17 25 18 101 3.16 209.3 190.83 12.09S
147 40 0 -32 53 2 16 17 36 18 101 3.13 209.4 190.86 12.11S
147 50 0 -32 59 32 16 17 48 18 101 3.09 209.4 190.89 12.14S
148 0 0 -33 6 6 16 18 0 18 100 3.05 209.4 190.92 12.17S
148 10 0 -33 12 41 16 18 12 18 100 3.02 209.5 190.94 12.20S
148 20 0 -33 19 19 16 18 25 19 100 2.98 209.5 190.97 12.23S
148 30 0 -33 26 0 16 18 37 19 100 2.95 209.5 191.00 12.25S
148 40 0 -33 32 42 16 18 50 19 100 2.92 209.5 191.03 12.28S
148 50 0 -33 39 28 16 19 2 19 100 2.88 209.6 191.06 12.31S
149 0 0 -33 46 16 16 19 15 19 99 2.85 209.6 191.08 12.34S
149 10 0 -33 53 6 16 19 28 20 99 2.82 209.6 191.11 12.37S
149 20 0 -33 59 59 16 19 42 20 99 2.79 209.7 191.14 12.39S
149 30 0 -34 6 54 16 19 55 20 99 2.76 209.7 191.17 12.42S
149 40 0 -34 13 51 16 20 8 20 99 2.73 209.7 191.19 12.45S
149 50 0 -34 20 52 16 20 22 20 99 2.70 209.7 191.22 12.47S
150 0 0 -34 27 54 16 20 36 21 99 2.67 209.8 191.25 12.50S
150 10 0 -34 34 59 16 20 50 21 98 2.64 209.8 191.27 12.53S
150 20 0 -34 42 7 16 21 4 21 98 2.61 209.8 191.30 12.55S
150 30 0 -34 49 17 16 21 18 21 98 2.59 209.8 191.32 12.58S
150 40 0 -34 56 30 16 21 33 21 98 2.56 209.9 191.35 12.60S
150 50 0 -35 3 45 16 21 47 22 98 2.53 209.9 191.38 12.63S
151 0 0 -35 11 3 16 22 2 22 98 2.51 209.9 191.40 12.66S
151 10 0 -35 18 23 16 22 17 22 97 2.48 209.9 191.43 12.68S
151 20 0 -35 25 46 16 22 32 22 97 2.46 210.0 191.45 12.71S
151 30 0 -35 33 11 16 22 47 22 97 2.43 210.0 191.48 12.73S
151 40 1 -35 40 39 16 23 2 23 97 2.41 210.0 191.50 12.76S
151 50 1 -35 48 10 16 23 18 23 97 2.39 210.0 191.53 12.78S
152 0 1 -35 55 43 16 23 34 23 97 2.36 210.1 191.55 12.80S
Path coordinates are referred to WGS84 (as used by GPS).
Librations Long +2.46 Lat +5.54
P +191.8 D +5.2
Illumination of moon 28%-
Elongation of Moon 64
Vertical Profile Scale 2.76 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
Horizontal Scale Factor 1.83 deg/min
Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in mm)
CA\Tdia 50 100 150 200 250 300 350
8.8 5.7 7.1 7.9 8.4 8.8 9.0 9.2
10.8 5.7 7.1 7.9 8.4 8.8 9.0 9.2
12.8 5.7 7.1 7.9 8.4 8.8 9.1 9.2
14.8 5.7 7.1 7.9 8.5 8.8 9.1 9.3
16.8 5.7 7.2 8.0 8.5 8.8 9.1 9.3
Lunar Limb Profile
