Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 2373, 2008 Oct 4

Grazing Occultation of    2373  K1      Magnitude   6.1 
Date   2008 October  4    (Saturday)     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 12 16  13 30 31       19 250  2.85 176.1 167.08  15.13S
 115 10  0  -33  7  8  13 30 38       19 250  2.88 176.1 167.07  15.14S
 115 20  0  -33  1 59  13 30 45       19 250  2.91 176.1 167.06  15.15S
 115 30  0  -32 56 51  13 30 53       19 250  2.94 176.1 167.05  15.16S
 115 40  0  -32 51 41  13 31  0       19 250  2.97 176.1 167.04  15.17S
 115 50  0  -32 46 32  13 31  7       18 250  3.00 176.1 167.03  15.18S
 116  0  0  -32 41 22  13 31 14       18 250  3.03 176.1 167.02  15.19S
 116 10  0  -32 36 12  13 31 20       18 250  3.07 176.1 167.02  15.20S
 116 20  0  -32 31  2  13 31 27       18 249  3.10 176.1 167.01  15.20S
 116 30  0  -32 25 51  13 31 34       18 249  3.13 176.1 167.00  15.21S
 116 40  0  -32 20 40  13 31 41       18 249  3.17 176.1 166.99  15.22S
 116 50  0  -32 15 29  13 31 47       17 249  3.21 176.0 166.98  15.23S
 117  0  0  -32 10 17  13 31 54       17 249  3.24 176.0 166.98  15.23S
 117 10  0  -32  5  5  13 32  0       17 249  3.28 176.0 166.97  15.24S
 117 20  0  -31 59 53  13 32  7       17 249  3.32 176.0 166.96  15.25S
 117 30  0  -31 54 41  13 32 13       17 249  3.36 176.0 166.96  15.26S
 117 40  0  -31 49 28  13 32 19       16 249  3.40 176.0 166.95  15.26S
 117 50  0  -31 44 15  13 32 26       16 248  3.44 176.0 166.94  15.27S
 118  0  0  -31 39  2  13 32 32       16 248  3.48 176.0 166.94  15.27S
 118 10  0  -31 33 49  13 32 38       16 248  3.52 176.0 166.93  15.28S
 118 20  0  -31 28 35  13 32 44       16 248  3.56 176.0 166.92  15.29S
 118 30  0  -31 23 22  13 32 50       15 248  3.61 176.0 166.92  15.29S
 118 40  0  -31 18  8  13 32 56       15 248  3.65 176.0 166.91  15.30S
 118 50  0  -31 12 53  13 33  2       15 248  3.70 176.0 166.91  15.30S
 119  0  0  -31  7 39  13 33  7       15 248  3.75 176.0 166.90  15.31S

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

                Librations  Long -0.13   Lat +5.76
                            P +166.9     D +5.8
      Illumination of moon  24%+
        Elongation of Moon  59
    Vertical Profile Scale  1.99 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
   Horizontal Scale Factor  1.88 deg/min

Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in mm)
      CA\Tdia  50   100   150   200   250   300   350
    11.3      5.6   7.0   7.8   8.3   8.6   8.8   9.0
    13.3      5.6   7.1   7.8   8.3   8.7   8.9   9.1
    15.3      5.7   7.1   7.9   8.4   8.7   9.0   9.2
    17.3      5.7   7.2   8.0   8.5   8.8   9.0   9.2
    19.3      5.8   7.2   8.0   8.5   8.9   9.1   9.3

Lunar Limb Profile