Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 2011, 2008 Jan 29
Grazing Occultation of 2011 K2 Magnitude 6.3
Date 2008 January 29 (Tuesday) 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
115 0 0 -30 25 1 18 17 27 40 88 1.19 215.0 195.87 14.72S
115 10 0 -30 34 7 18 17 53 40 87 1.18 215.1 195.89 14.74S
115 20 0 -30 43 14 18 18 19 41 87 1.17 215.1 195.90 14.76S
115 30 0 -30 52 23 18 18 45 41 87 1.16 215.1 195.92 14.77S
115 40 0 -31 1 34 18 19 11 41 87 1.15 215.1 195.94 14.79S
115 50 0 -31 10 45 18 19 37 41 86 1.14 215.1 195.95 14.81S
116 0 0 -31 19 59 18 20 4 42 86 1.13 215.1 195.97 14.82S
116 10 0 -31 29 13 18 20 30 42 86 1.12 215.2 195.99 14.84S
116 20 0 -31 38 29 18 20 57 42 85 1.11 215.2 196.00 14.85S
116 30 0 -31 47 46 18 21 24 42 85 1.10 215.2 196.02 14.87S
116 40 0 -31 57 4 18 21 51 42 85 1.10 215.2 196.03 14.88S
116 50 0 -32 6 23 18 22 18 43 85 1.09 215.2 196.04 14.90S
117 0 0 -32 15 43 18 22 45 43 84 1.08 215.2 196.06 14.91S
117 10 0 -32 25 5 18 23 12 43 84 1.07 215.2 196.07 14.92S
117 20 0 -32 34 27 18 23 40 43 84 1.06 215.3 196.08 14.93S
117 30 0 -32 43 51 18 24 7 43 83 1.05 215.3 196.09 14.94S
117 40 0 -32 53 15 18 24 35 44 83 1.05 215.3 196.10 14.95S
117 50 0 -33 2 40 18 25 2 44 83 1.04 215.3 196.11 14.96S
118 0 0 -33 12 7 18 25 30 44 82 1.03 215.3 196.12 14.97S
118 10 0 -33 21 33 18 25 58 44 82 1.02 215.3 196.13 14.98S
118 20 0 -33 31 1 18 26 26 45 82 1.02 215.3 196.13 14.99S
118 30 0 -33 40 29 18 26 54 45 81 1.01 215.3 196.14 14.99S
118 40 0 -33 49 58 18 27 22 45 81 1.00 215.3 196.15 15.00S
118 50 0 -33 59 28 18 27 50 45 81 0.99 215.3 196.15 15.01S
119 0 0 -34 8 58 18 28 18 45 80 0.99 215.3 196.16 15.01S
Path coordinates are referred to WGS84 (as used by GPS).
Librations Long +2.52 Lat +5.73
P +196.4 D +5.1
Illumination of moon 54%-
Elongation of Moon 94
Vertical Profile Scale 2.27 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
Horizontal Scale Factor 1.53 deg/min
Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in mm)
CA\Tdia 50 100 150 200 250 300 350
11.0 5.8 7.2 8.1 8.6 8.9 9.2 9.4
13.0 5.8 7.3 8.1 8.6 9.0 9.2 9.4
15.0 5.8 7.3 8.1 8.6 9.0 9.2 9.5
17.0 5.8 7.3 8.1 8.6 9.0 9.3 9.5
19.0 5.8 7.3 8.1 8.6 9.0 9.3 9.5
Lunar Limb Profile
