Predictions for Grazing Occultation of X 47994, 2008 Sep 11
Grazing Occultation of X 47994 w* Magnitude 7.0V
Date 2008 September 11 (Thursday) 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
143 0 0 -36 39 45 10 9 6 68 51 0.41 155.9 167.58 9.95S
143 10 0 -36 37 20 10 9 25 68 51 0.40 155.8 167.51 10.02S
143 20 0 -36 34 52 10 9 45 68 51 0.40 155.7 167.44 10.09S
143 30 0 -36 32 23 10 10 4 68 50 0.40 155.7 167.37 10.15S
143 40 0 -36 29 52 10 10 24 69 50 0.39 155.6 167.31 10.22S
143 50 0 -36 27 19 10 10 43 69 50 0.39 155.5 167.24 10.29S
144 0 0 -36 24 44 10 11 3 69 49 0.39 155.5 167.17 10.36S
144 10 0 -36 22 8 10 11 23 69 49 0.38 155.4 167.10 10.43S
144 20 0 -36 19 30 10 11 43 69 48 0.38 155.3 167.03 10.50S
144 30 0 -36 16 50 10 12 3 69 48 0.38 155.3 166.96 10.57S
144 40 0 -36 14 8 10 12 23 70 47 0.37 155.2 166.89 10.64S
144 50 0 -36 11 24 10 12 43 70 47 0.37 155.1 166.82 10.71S
145 0 0 -36 8 39 10 13 3 70 47 0.36 155.0 166.75 10.78S
145 10 0 -36 5 52 10 13 23 70 46 0.36 155.0 166.68 10.85S
145 20 0 -36 3 3 10 13 44 70 46 0.36 154.9 166.61 10.92S
145 30 0 -36 0 12 10 14 4 70 45 0.35 154.8 166.54 10.99S
145 40 0 -35 57 19 10 14 25 71 45 0.35 154.8 166.47 11.06S
145 50 0 -35 54 24 10 14 45 71 44 0.35 154.7 166.40 11.13S
146 0 0 -35 51 27 10 15 6 71 44 0.34 154.6 166.33 11.20S
146 10 0 -35 48 29 10 15 27 71 43 0.34 154.6 166.26 11.27S
146 20 0 -35 45 29 10 15 47 71 43 0.34 154.5 166.19 11.34S
146 30 0 -35 42 26 10 16 8 72 42 0.33 154.4 166.12 11.41S
146 40 0 -35 39 22 10 16 29 72 42 0.33 154.3 166.05 11.48S
146 50 0 -35 36 16 10 16 50 72 41 0.33 154.3 165.98 11.55S
147 0 0 -35 33 8 10 17 11 72 41 0.32 154.2 165.91 11.62S
147 10 0 -35 29 58 10 17 32 72 40 0.32 154.1 165.84 11.69S
147 20 0 -35 26 46 10 17 54 72 40 0.32 154.1 165.77 11.76S
147 30 0 -35 23 32 10 18 15 73 39 0.31 154.0 165.70 11.83S
147 40 1 -35 20 16 10 18 36 73 39 0.31 153.9 165.63 11.90S
147 50 1 -35 16 59 10 18 58 73 38 0.31 153.9 165.56 11.97S
148 0 1 -35 13 39 10 19 19 73 37 0.30 153.8 165.49 12.04S
148 10 1 -35 10 17 10 19 41 73 37 0.30 153.7 165.42 12.11S
148 20 1 -35 6 53 10 20 3 73 36 0.30 153.6 165.35 12.18S
148 30 1 -35 3 28 10 20 25 74 36 0.29 153.6 165.27 12.25S
148 40 1 -35 0 0 10 20 46 74 35 0.29 153.5 165.20 12.32S
148 50 1 -34 56 30 10 21 8 74 34 0.29 153.4 165.13 12.39S
149 0 1 -34 52 59 10 21 30 74 34 0.28 153.4 165.06 12.46S
149 10 1 -34 49 25 10 21 53 74 33 0.28 153.3 164.99 12.54S
149 20 1 -34 45 49 10 22 15 74 32 0.28 153.2 164.92 12.61S
149 30 1 -34 42 11 10 22 37 75 32 0.28 153.1 164.85 12.68S
149 40 1 -34 38 31 10 22 59 75 31 0.27 153.1 164.78 12.75S
149 50 1 -34 34 49 10 23 22 75 30 0.27 153.0 164.71 12.82S
150 0 1 -34 31 5 10 23 44 75 29 0.27 152.9 164.64 12.89S
150 10 1 -34 27 19 10 24 7 75 29 0.26 152.9 164.57 12.96S
150 20 1 -34 23 30 10 24 30 75 28 0.26 152.8 164.49 13.03S
150 30 1 -34 19 40 10 24 53 76 27 0.26 152.7 164.42 13.10S
150 40 1 -34 15 48 10 25 15 76 26 0.25 152.7 164.35 13.17S
150 50 1 -34 11 53 10 25 38 76 25 0.25 152.6 164.28 13.24S
151 0 1 -34 7 56 10 26 1 76 25 0.25 152.5 164.21 13.32S
151 10 1 -34 3 57 10 26 25 76 24 0.25 152.4 164.14 13.39S
151 20 1 -33 59 56 10 26 48 76 23 0.24 152.4 164.07 13.46S
151 30 1 -33 55 53 10 27 11 76 22 0.24 152.3 164.00 13.53S
151 40 1 -33 51 48 10 27 34 77 21 0.24 152.2 163.93 13.60S
151 50 1 -33 47 40 10 27 58 77 20 0.24 152.2 163.86 13.67S
152 0 1 -33 43 31 10 28 22 77 19 0.23 152.1 163.79 13.74S
Path coordinates are referred to WGS84 (as used by GPS).
X 47994 is double : 7.0 15. 26" 227.0
Graze Path of component #2 12.49km North, and 76.2 secs. earlier cf. primary.
X 47994 = RT Cap, 8.90 to 11.70 P , Type SRB
Librations Long -3.96 Lat +1.73
P +163.7 D +0.8
Illumination of moon 84%+
Elongation of Moon 133
Vertical Profile Scale 1.90 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
Horizontal Scale Factor 1.25 deg/min
Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in mm)
CA\Tdia 50 100 150 200 250 300 350
9.7 5.6 7.1 7.9 8.4 8.8 9.1 9.3
11.7 5.6 7.1 7.9 8.5 8.8 9.1 9.3
13.7 5.7 7.1 7.9 8.5 8.8 9.1 9.3
15.7 5.7 7.1 7.9 8.5 8.9 9.1 9.3
17.7 5.7 7.1 8.0 8.5 8.9 9.1 9.3
Lunar Limb Profile
