Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 2579, 2008 Nov 2

Grazing Occultation of    2579  G2      Magnitude   7.4 
Date   2008 November  2    (Sunday)     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
 136  0  0  -36 33  9  11  8 56       26 255  2.04 166.0 164.77  17.06S
 136 10  0  -36 26 51  11  9  8       26 255  2.06 166.0 164.76  17.06S
 136 20  0  -36 20 33  11  9 19       26 255  2.08 166.0 164.76  17.07S
 136 30  0  -36 14 15  11  9 31       25 254  2.10 166.0 164.76  17.07S
 136 40  0  -36  7 57  11  9 42       25 254  2.12 166.0 164.75  17.07S
 136 50  0  -36  1 39  11  9 53       25 254  2.14 166.0 164.75  17.08S
 137  0  0  -35 55 21  11 10  5       25 254  2.15 166.0 164.75  17.08S
 137 10  0  -35 49  2  11 10 16       25 254  2.17 166.0 164.74  17.08S
 137 20  0  -35 42 44  11 10 27       25 254  2.19 166.0 164.74  17.08S
 137 30  0  -35 36 25  11 10 38       24 253  2.21 166.0 164.74  17.08S
 137 40  0  -35 30  7  11 10 49       24 253  2.23 165.9 164.74  17.09S
 137 50  0  -35 23 48  11 11  0       24 253  2.25 165.9 164.74  17.09S
 138  0  0  -35 17 30  11 11 10       24 253  2.28 165.9 164.73  17.09S
 138 10  0  -35 11 11  11 11 21       24 253  2.30 165.9 164.73  17.09S
 138 20  0  -35  4 53  11 11 32       23 253  2.32 165.9 164.73  17.09S
 138 30  0  -34 58 35  11 11 42       23 253  2.34 165.9 164.73  17.09S
 138 40  0  -34 52 16  11 11 53       23 252  2.36 165.9 164.73  17.09S
 138 50  0  -34 45 58  11 12  3       23 252  2.39 165.9 164.73  17.09S
 139  0  0  -34 39 40  11 12 13       23 252  2.41 165.9 164.73  17.09S
 139 10  0  -34 33 22  11 12 24       22 252  2.43 165.9 164.73  17.09S
 139 20  0  -34 27  4  11 12 34       22 252  2.46 165.9 164.73  17.09S
 139 30  0  -34 20 46  11 12 44       22 252  2.48 165.9 164.73  17.09S
 139 40  0  -34 14 28  11 12 54       22 252  2.50 165.9 164.73  17.09S
 139 50  0  -34  8 10  11 13  3       22 252  2.53 165.9 164.73  17.09S
 140  0  0  -34  1 53  11 13 13       21 251  2.56 165.9 164.73  17.09S

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

                Librations  Long -1.98   Lat +4.18
                            P +164.6     D +3.8
      Illumination of moon  17%+
        Elongation of Moon  49
    Vertical Profile Scale  2.14 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
   Horizontal Scale Factor  1.85 deg/min

Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in mm)
      CA\Tdia  50   100   150   200   250   300   350
    13.1      6.2   7.7   8.5   9.0   9.4   9.7   9.9
    15.1      6.2   7.7   8.5   9.1   9.5   9.7  10.0
    17.1      6.3   7.8   8.6   9.1   9.5   9.8  10.0
    19.1      6.3   7.8   8.6   9.2   9.5   9.8  10.0
    21.1      6.4   7.8   8.6   9.2   9.6   9.9  10.1    

Lunar Limb Profile