Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 288, 2008 Oct 15
Grazing Occultation of 288 cK1 Magnitude 5.1
288 = iota Arietis
Date 2008 October 15 (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 -38 14 3 15 9 10 33 349 1.52 149.6 169.91 17.31S
147 10 0 -38 5 45 15 9 36 33 349 1.51 149.7 169.93 17.33S
147 20 0 -37 57 30 15 10 2 34 349 1.51 149.7 169.95 17.36S
147 30 0 -37 49 16 15 10 28 34 348 1.50 149.7 169.97 17.38S
147 40 0 -37 41 5 15 10 54 34 348 1.50 149.7 170.00 17.41S
147 50 0 -37 32 56 15 11 20 34 348 1.49 149.8 170.02 17.43S
148 0 0 -37 24 48 15 11 47 34 347 1.49 149.8 170.05 17.46S
148 10 0 -37 16 44 15 12 13 34 347 1.48 149.8 170.08 17.49S
148 20 0 -37 8 41 15 12 40 34 347 1.48 149.8 170.10 17.52S
148 30 0 -37 0 41 15 13 7 34 346 1.48 149.9 170.13 17.54S
148 40 0 -36 52 43 15 13 33 34 346 1.47 149.9 170.16 17.57S
148 50 0 -36 44 48 15 14 0 34 346 1.47 149.9 170.19 17.60S
149 0 0 -36 36 55 15 14 27 34 345 1.46 150.0 170.22 17.64S
149 10 0 -36 29 4 15 14 54 34 345 1.46 150.0 170.25 17.67S
149 20 0 -36 21 17 15 15 22 34 345 1.46 150.0 170.29 17.70S
149 30 0 -36 13 31 15 15 49 35 344 1.45 150.0 170.32 17.73S
149 40 0 -36 5 49 15 16 16 35 344 1.45 150.1 170.35 17.77S
149 50 0 -35 58 9 15 16 44 35 344 1.45 150.1 170.39 17.80S
150 0 0 -35 50 32 15 17 11 35 343 1.44 150.2 170.42 17.84S
150 10 0 -35 42 57 15 17 39 35 343 1.44 150.2 170.46 17.87S
150 20 0 -35 35 25 15 18 6 35 343 1.44 150.2 170.50 17.91S
150 30 0 -35 27 56 15 18 34 35 342 1.43 150.3 170.53 17.95S
150 40 0 -35 20 30 15 19 2 35 342 1.43 150.3 170.57 17.99S
150 50 0 -35 13 7 15 19 30 35 342 1.43 150.3 170.61 18.03S
151 0 0 -35 5 47 15 19 58 35 341 1.43 150.4 170.65 18.07S
151 10 0 -34 58 30 15 20 26 35 341 1.43 150.4 170.69 18.11S
151 20 0 -34 51 16 15 20 54 35 341 1.42 150.5 170.73 18.15S
151 30 0 -34 44 5 15 21 22 35 340 1.42 150.5 170.77 18.19S
151 40 1 -34 36 57 15 21 50 35 340 1.42 150.5 170.82 18.24S
151 50 1 -34 29 52 15 22 18 35 340 1.42 150.6 170.86 18.28S
152 0 1 -34 22 50 15 22 46 35 339 1.42 150.6 170.90 18.32S
Path coordinates are referred to WGS84 (as used by GPS).
288 is double : 5.4 6.4 0.050" 270.0
Graze Path of component #2 0.08km South, and 0.1 secs. earlier cf. primary.
Librations Long -2.84 Lat -7.24
P +171.3 D -7.3
Illumination of moon 99%-
Elongation of Moon 168
Vertical Profile Scale 3.23 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
Horizontal Scale Factor 1.45 deg/min
Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in mm)
CA\Tdia 50 100 150 200 250 300 350
14.3 2.5 3.9 4.6 5.0 5.3 5.5 5.7
16.3 2.9 4.3 5.0 5.5 5.8 6.0 6.1
18.3 3.4 4.8 5.5 6.0 6.3 6.5 6.6
20.3 3.9 5.3 6.1 6.5 6.8 7.0 7.2
22.3 4.3 5.7 6.5 6.9 7.2 7.4 7.6
Lunar Limb Profile
