Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 1208, 2008 Aug 27
Grazing Occultation of 1208 DK1 Magnitude 6.4
Date 2008 August 27 (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
115 0 0 -33 28 6 21 55 27 -11 9 54 6.04 11.6 1.59 3.60N
115 10 0 -33 24 27 21 55 32 -10 10 54 5.94 11.6 1.61 3.58N
115 20 0 -33 20 48 21 55 36 -10 10 53 5.84 11.6 1.64 3.55N
115 30 0 -33 17 11 21 55 41 -10 10 53 5.74 11.6 1.67 3.53N
115 40 0 -33 13 35 21 55 46 -10 10 53 5.65 11.7 1.70 3.50N
115 50 0 -33 10 0 21 55 51 -10 10 53 5.56 11.7 1.73 3.47N
116 0 0 -33 6 27 21 55 56 -10 10 53 5.47 11.7 1.76 3.44N
116 10 0 -33 2 55 21 56 1 -10 11 53 5.38 11.8 1.78 3.41N
116 20 0 -32 59 24 21 56 6 -9 11 53 5.30 11.8 1.81 3.38N
116 30 0 -32 55 54 21 56 11 -9 11 53 5.22 11.8 1.84 3.35N
116 40 0 -32 52 26 21 56 16 -9 11 53 5.14 11.8 1.87 3.32N
116 50 0 -32 49 0 21 56 22 -9 11 52 5.06 11.9 1.90 3.29N
117 0 0 -32 45 34 21 56 27 -9 11 52 4.99 11.9 1.93 3.26N
117 10 0 -32 42 10 21 56 33 -9 11 52 4.92 11.9 1.96 3.23N
117 20 0 -32 38 48 21 56 39 -8 12 52 4.85 12.0 2.00 3.20N
117 30 0 -32 35 26 21 56 45 -8 12 52 4.78 12.0 2.03 3.17N
117 40 0 -32 32 7 21 56 51 -8 12 52 4.71 12.0 2.06 3.14N
117 50 0 -32 28 48 21 56 57 -8 12 52 4.65 12.1 2.09 3.11N
118 0 0 -32 25 31 21 57 3 -8 12 52 4.59 12.1 2.12 3.07N
118 10 0 -32 22 16 21 57 9 -8 12 51 4.53 12.1 2.16 3.04N
118 20 0 -32 19 2 21 57 15 -7 13 51 4.47 12.2 2.19 3.01N
118 30 0 -32 15 49 21 57 22 -7 13 51 4.41 12.2 2.22 2.97N
118 40 0 -32 12 38 21 57 28 -7 13 51 4.35 12.2 2.26 2.94N
118 50 0 -32 9 28 21 57 35 -7 13 51 4.30 12.3 2.29 2.91N
119 0 0 -32 6 20 21 57 42 -7 13 51 4.24 12.3 2.32 2.87N
Path coordinates are referred to WGS84 (as used by GPS).
1208 is double : 6.5 9.9 2.1" 326.0
Graze Path of component #2 5.29km South, and 3.3 secs. earlier cf. primary.
Librations Long +3.35 Lat -3.25
P +2.1 D +3.6
Illumination of moon 10%-
Elongation of Moon 37
Vertical Profile Scale 3.50 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
Horizontal Scale Factor 1.61 deg/min
Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in mm)
CA\Tdia 50 100 150 200 250 300 350
-1.1 3.0 4.3 4.9 5.2 5.4 5.5 5.6
0.9 4.4 5.7 6.4 6.7 7.0 7.1 7.2
2.9 4.4 5.7 6.4 6.7 7.0 7.1 7.2
4.9 4.9 6.3 7.0 7.4 7.7 7.8 7.9
6.9 4.9 6.3 7.0 7.4 7.7 7.8 7.9
Lunar Limb Profile
