Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 1282, 2008 Dec 15
Grazing Occultation of 1282 G0 Magnitude 6.6
Date 2008 December 15 (Monday) 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 -33 43 34 16 46 53 35 19 1.45 206.8 194.05 13.58S
136 10 0 -33 49 47 16 47 21 35 19 1.45 206.9 194.10 13.63S
136 20 0 -33 56 4 16 47 48 35 18 1.45 206.9 194.15 13.68S
136 30 0 -34 2 24 16 48 16 34 18 1.46 207.0 194.20 13.73S
136 40 0 -34 8 46 16 48 44 34 18 1.46 207.0 194.25 13.78S
136 50 0 -34 15 13 16 49 12 34 17 1.46 207.1 194.30 13.82S
137 0 0 -34 21 42 16 49 39 34 17 1.46 207.1 194.34 13.87S
137 10 0 -34 28 14 16 50 7 34 17 1.46 207.2 194.39 13.92S
137 20 0 -34 34 49 16 50 35 34 16 1.47 207.2 194.43 13.96S
137 30 0 -34 41 28 16 51 2 34 16 1.47 207.3 194.48 14.01S
137 40 0 -34 48 9 16 51 30 34 16 1.47 207.3 194.52 14.05S
137 50 0 -34 54 54 16 51 57 34 15 1.47 207.3 194.56 14.09S
138 0 0 -35 1 41 16 52 24 34 15 1.48 207.4 194.61 14.13S
138 10 0 -35 8 32 16 52 52 34 15 1.48 207.4 194.65 14.18S
138 20 0 -35 15 25 16 53 19 34 14 1.48 207.5 194.69 14.22S
138 30 0 -35 22 21 16 53 46 34 14 1.48 207.5 194.73 14.26S
138 40 0 -35 29 20 16 54 13 34 14 1.49 207.5 194.77 14.30S
138 50 0 -35 36 22 16 54 40 34 13 1.49 207.6 194.81 14.34S
139 0 0 -35 43 27 16 55 7 34 13 1.49 207.6 194.85 14.38S
139 10 0 -35 50 34 16 55 34 34 13 1.50 207.7 194.89 14.41S
139 20 0 -35 57 44 16 56 1 34 12 1.50 207.7 194.92 14.45S
139 30 0 -36 4 57 16 56 27 34 12 1.51 207.7 194.96 14.49S
139 40 0 -36 12 12 16 56 54 34 12 1.51 207.8 194.99 14.52S
139 50 0 -36 19 30 16 57 20 33 11 1.51 207.8 195.03 14.56S
140 0 0 -36 26 50 16 57 47 33 11 1.52 207.8 195.06 14.59S
140 10 0 -36 34 13 16 58 13 33 11 1.52 207.9 195.10 14.62S
140 20 0 -36 41 39 16 58 39 33 10 1.53 207.9 195.13 14.66S
140 30 0 -36 49 7 16 59 5 33 10 1.53 207.9 195.16 14.69S
140 40 1 -36 56 37 16 59 31 33 10 1.54 208.0 195.19 14.72S
140 50 1 -37 4 9 16 59 57 33 9 1.54 208.0 195.22 14.75S
141 0 1 -37 11 44 17 0 22 33 9 1.55 208.0 195.25 14.78S
141 10 1 -37 19 22 17 0 48 33 9 1.55 208.1 195.28 14.81S
141 20 1 -37 27 1 17 1 14 33 9 1.56 208.1 195.31 14.83S
141 30 1 -37 34 43 17 1 39 33 8 1.56 208.1 195.34 14.86S
141 40 1 -37 42 26 17 2 4 32 8 1.57 208.1 195.36 14.89S
141 50 1 -37 50 12 17 2 29 32 8 1.58 208.2 195.39 14.91S
142 0 1 -37 58 0 17 2 54 32 7 1.58 208.2 195.41 14.94S
142 10 1 -38 5 50 17 3 19 32 7 1.59 208.2 195.44 14.96S
142 20 1 -38 13 42 17 3 44 32 7 1.60 208.2 195.46 14.99S
142 30 1 -38 21 36 17 4 9 32 6 1.60 208.3 195.48 15.01S
142 40 1 -38 29 32 17 4 33 32 6 1.61 208.3 195.51 15.03S
142 50 1 -38 37 30 17 4 57 32 6 1.62 208.3 195.53 15.05S
143 0 1 -38 45 30 17 5 22 32 5 1.62 208.3 195.55 15.07S
143 10 1 -38 53 31 17 5 46 32 5 1.63 208.3 195.57 15.09S
143 20 1 -39 1 34 17 6 9 31 5 1.64 208.4 195.59 15.11S
143 30 1 -39 9 39 17 6 33 31 5 1.64 208.4 195.61 15.13S
143 40 1 -39 17 45 17 6 57 31 4 1.65 208.4 195.62 15.15S
143 50 1 -39 25 53 17 7 20 31 4 1.66 208.4 195.64 15.17S
144 0 1 -39 34 3 17 7 44 31 4 1.67 208.4 195.66 15.18S
144 10 1 -39 42 14 17 8 7 31 3 1.68 208.4 195.67 15.20S
144 20 1 -39 50 27 17 8 30 31 3 1.69 208.5 195.69 15.21S
144 30 1 -39 58 41 17 8 53 31 3 1.69 208.5 195.70 15.23S
144 40 1 -40 6 56 17 9 16 30 2 1.70 208.5 195.72 15.24S
144 50 1 -40 15 13 17 9 38 30 2 1.71 208.5 195.73 15.25S
145 0 1 -40 23 31 17 10 1 30 2 1.72 208.5 195.74 15.27S
145 10 1 -40 31 51 17 10 23 30 2 1.73 208.5 195.75 15.28S
145 20 1 -40 40 12 17 10 45 30 1 1.74 208.5 195.76 15.29S
145 30 1 -40 48 34 17 11 7 30 1 1.75 208.5 195.77 15.30S
145 40 1 -40 56 57 17 11 29 30 1 1.76 208.6 195.78 15.31S
145 50 1 -41 5 21 17 11 50 29 0 1.77 208.6 195.79 15.32S
146 0 1 -41 13 46 17 12 12 29 0 1.78 208.6 195.80 15.33S
146 10 1 -41 22 12 17 12 33 29 360 1.79 208.6 195.81 15.33S
146 20 1 -41 30 40 17 12 54 29 360 1.80 208.6 195.81 15.34S
146 30 1 -41 39 8 17 13 15 29 359 1.81 208.6 195.82 15.35S
146 40 1 -41 47 37 17 13 36 29 359 1.82 208.6 195.83 15.35S
146 50 1 -41 56 7 17 13 57 29 359 1.83 208.6 195.83 15.36S
147 0 1 -42 4 38 17 14 17 -12 28 359 1.84 208.6 195.84 15.36S
147 10 1 -42 13 9 17 14 37 -12 28 358 1.85 208.6 195.84 15.37S
147 20 1 -42 21 42 17 14 57 -11 28 358 1.86 208.6 195.84 15.37S
147 30 1 -42 30 15 17 15 17 -11 28 358 1.88 208.6 195.85 15.37S
147 40 1 -42 38 49 17 15 37 -11 28 358 1.89 208.6 195.85 15.37S
147 50 1 -42 47 23 17 15 57 -11 28 357 1.90 208.6 195.85 15.37S
148 0 1 -42 55 58 17 16 16 -10 28 357 1.91 208.6 195.85 15.38S
Path coordinates are referred to WGS84 (as used by GPS).
Librations Long +5.23 Lat -1.31
P +195.7 D -2.4
Illumination of moon 87%-
Elongation of Moon 138
Vertical Profile Scale 3.28 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
Horizontal Scale Factor 1.52 deg/min
Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in mm)
CA\Tdia 50 100 150 200 250 300 350
11.4 5.2 6.6 7.4 7.8 8.1 8.3 8.5
13.4 5.2 6.7 7.4 7.8 8.1 8.3 8.5
15.4 5.2 6.7 7.4 7.9 8.2 8.4 8.5
17.4 5.3 6.7 7.4 7.9 8.2 8.4 8.5
19.4 5.3 6.7 7.4 7.9 8.2 8.4 8.5
Lunar Limb Profile
