Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 3511, 2009 Jul 13
Grazing Occultation of 3511 A2 Magnitude 6.8 [Red = 6.7]
Date: 2009 Jul 13 13h 40m, to 2009 Jul 13 13h 45m
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
173 30 0 -39 22 57 13 40 20 28 57 1.91 324.7 347.41 9.92N
173 40 0 -39 19 2 13 40 31 28 57 1.89 324.6 347.35 9.98N
173 50 0 -39 15 6 13 40 43 28 56 1.88 324.6 347.32 10.02N
174 0 0 -39 11 8 13 40 54 28 56 1.87 324.5 347.27 10.07N
174 10 0 -39 7 9 13 41 6 28 56 1.85 324.5 347.22 10.11N
174 20 1 -39 3 8 13 41 18 29 56 1.84 324.4 347.17 10.16N
174 30 1 -38 59 6 13 41 30 29 56 1.83 324.4 347.12 10.21N
174 40 1 -38 55 3 13 41 42 29 56 1.81 324.3 347.07 10.26N
174 50 1 -38 50 58 13 41 54 29 55 1.80 324.3 347.03 10.31N
175 0 1 -38 46 51 13 42 6 29 55 1.79 324.2 346.98 10.36N
175 10 1 -38 42 43 13 42 18 29 55 1.77 324.2 346.93 10.41N
175 20 1 -38 38 34 13 42 31 30 55 1.76 324.1 346.88 10.46N
175 30 1 -38 34 23 13 42 43 30 55 1.75 324.1 346.83 10.51N
175 40 2 -38 30 10 13 42 56 30 55 1.73 324.0 346.78 10.55N
175 50 2 -38 25 56 13 43 9 30 54 1.72 324.0 346.73 10.60N
176 0 2 -38 21 40 13 43 21 30 54 1.71 323.9 346.68 10.65N
176 10 2 -38 17 23 13 43 34 31 54 1.70 323.9 346.63 10.70N
176 20 2 -38 13 4 13 43 47 31 54 1.68 323.8 346.58 10.75N
176 30 2 -38 8 44 13 44 0 31 54 1.67 323.8 346.53 10.80N
176 40 2 -38 4 22 13 44 14 31 54 1.66 323.7 346.48 10.86N
176 50 2 -37 59 58 13 44 27 31 54 1.65 323.7 346.43 10.91N
177 0 3 -37 55 33 13 44 40 31 53 1.64 323.6 346.38 10.96N
Path coordinates are referred to WGS84 (as used by GPS), with the
nominal site altitude being referenced to Mean Sea Level.
Librations Long -6.14 Lat -6.23
P +347.53 D +7.73
Illumination of moon 68%-
Elongation of Moon 111
Vertical Profile Scale 1.99 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
Horizontal Scale Factor 1.55 deg/min
At longitude 175.33:
Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in cm)
CA\Tdia 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
6.5 5.4 6.9 7.6 8.1 8.4 8.6 8.8
8.5 5.4 6.9 7.6 8.1 8.4 8.6 8.8
10.5 5.5 6.9 7.6 8.1 8.4 8.7 8.8
12.5 5.5 6.9 7.7 8.1 8.5 8.7 8.8
14.5 5.5 6.9 7.7 8.2 8.5 8.7 8.9
Lunar Limb Profile