Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 1117, 2009 Feb 7
Grazing Occultation of 1117cG8 Magnitude 5.0 [Red = 4.6]
R1117 = 57 Geminorum
Date: 2009 Feb 07 11h 14m, to 2009 Feb 07 11h 19m
Nominal site altitude 100m
E. Longit. Latitude U.T. Sun Moon TanZ PA AA CA
o ' " o ' " h m s Alt Alt Az o o o
174 0 0 -39 11 36 11 14 22 25 351 2.11 21.2 14.44 8.32N
174 10 0 -39 18 57 11 14 40 25 350 2.12 21.2 14.45 8.34N
174 20 0 -39 26 19 11 14 57 25 350 2.14 21.2 14.47 8.36N
174 30 0 -39 33 44 11 15 14 25 350 2.15 21.2 14.49 8.37N
174 40 0 -39 41 9 11 15 32 25 350 2.17 21.2 14.50 8.39N
174 50 1 -39 48 37 11 15 49 25 350 2.18 21.3 14.52 8.40N
175 0 1 -39 56 5 11 16 5 24 349 2.20 21.3 14.53 8.42N
175 10 1 -40 3 35 11 16 22 24 349 2.22 21.3 14.55 8.43N
175 20 1 -40 11 6 11 16 39 24 349 2.23 21.3 14.56 8.45N
175 30 1 -40 18 39 11 16 56 24 349 2.25 21.3 14.57 8.46N
175 40 1 -40 26 13 11 17 12 24 348 2.26 21.3 14.59 8.47N
175 50 1 -40 33 48 11 17 28 24 348 2.28 21.3 14.60 8.49N
176 0 1 -40 41 24 11 17 44 24 348 2.30 21.4 14.61 8.50N
176 10 2 -40 49 2 11 18 1 23 348 2.32 21.4 14.62 8.51N
176 20 2 -40 56 40 11 18 17 23 348 2.34 21.4 14.63 8.52N
176 30 2 -41 4 20 11 18 32 23 347 2.35 21.4 14.64 8.53N
176 40 2 -41 12 2 11 18 48 23 347 2.37 21.4 14.65 8.54N
176 50 2 -41 19 44 11 19 4 23 347 2.39 21.4 14.66 8.55N
Path coordinates are referred to WGS84 (as used by GPS), with the
nominal site altitude being referenced to Mean Sea Level.
Projected diameter of star 5 meters
1117 is double: AB 5.9 5.9 0.10" 90.0
Librations Long -0.44 Lat -3.23
P +14.62 D +3.27
Illumination of moon 93%+
Elongation of Moon 150
Vertical Profile Scale 3.43 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
Horizontal Scale Factor 1.51 deg/min
At longitude 175.50:
Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in cm)
CA\Tdia 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
4.5 2.3 3.6 4.3 4.7 4.9 5.1 5.2
6.5 3.2 4.6 5.2 5.7 5.9 6.1 6.2
8.5 4.2 5.6 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.1 7.3
10.5 4.2 5.6 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.2 7.3
12.5 4.2 5.6 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.2 7.3
Lunar Limb Profile