Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 3477, 2008 Jun 25
Grazing Occultation of 3477 K0 Magnitude 6.5
Date 2008 June 25 (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
146 0 0 -43 39 18 16 40 45 31 53 1.69 324.2 346.45 11.93N
146 10 0 -43 35 35 16 40 56 31 53 1.68 324.1 346.39 11.98N
146 20 0 -43 31 50 16 41 8 31 53 1.67 324.1 346.35 12.03N
146 30 0 -43 28 4 16 41 20 31 53 1.66 324.0 346.30 12.07N
146 40 0 -43 24 16 16 41 31 31 53 1.65 324.0 346.26 12.12N
146 50 0 -43 20 27 16 41 43 31 52 1.64 323.9 346.21 12.17N
147 0 0 -43 16 36 16 41 55 32 52 1.63 323.9 346.17 12.21N
147 10 0 -43 12 44 16 42 7 32 52 1.62 323.8 346.12 12.26N
147 20 0 -43 8 51 16 42 19 32 52 1.61 323.8 346.07 12.30N
147 30 0 -43 4 55 16 42 31 32 52 1.60 323.7 346.04 12.34N
147 40 0 -43 0 59 16 42 43 32 52 1.59 323.7 345.99 12.39N
147 50 0 -42 57 1 16 42 56 32 51 1.58 323.7 345.94 12.43N
148 0 0 -42 53 1 16 43 8 33 51 1.57 323.6 345.90 12.48N
148 10 0 -42 49 0 16 43 20 33 51 1.56 323.6 345.85 12.53N
148 20 0 -42 44 57 16 43 33 33 51 1.55 323.5 345.80 12.57N
148 30 0 -42 40 53 16 43 46 33 51 1.54 323.5 345.76 12.62N
Path coordinates are referred to WGS84 (as used by GPS).
Librations Long -6.41 Lat -4.25
P +346.2 D +6.0
Illumination of moon 58%-
Elongation of Moon 99
Vertical Profile Scale 2.02 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
Horizontal Scale Factor 1.59 deg/min
Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in mm)
CA\Tdia 50 100 150 200 250 300 350
8.6 5.6 7.0 7.8 8.3 8.6 8.9 9.1
10.6 5.6 7.0 7.8 8.3 8.7 8.9 9.1
12.6 5.6 7.1 7.8 8.3 8.7 8.9 9.1
14.6 5.6 7.1 7.9 8.4 8.7 8.9 9.1
16.6 5.6 7.1 7.9 8.4 8.7 8.9 9.1
Lunar Limb Profile
