Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 2678, 2009 Apr 15
Grazing Occultation of 2678 B2 Magnitude 6.6 [Red = 6.6] v
Date: 2009 Apr 15 18h 44m, to 2009 Apr 15 19h 40m
Nominal site altitude 5m
E. Longit. Latitude U.T. Sun Moon TanZ PA AA CA
o ' " o ' " h m s Alt Alt Az o o o
140 0 0 -38 37 2 18 58 49 75 32 0.27 350.4 352.08 7.34N
140 30 0 -38 34 28 19 0 12 75 29 0.26 350.2 351.86 7.57N
141 0 0 -38 31 40 19 1 34 76 27 0.26 350.0 351.63 7.79N
141 30 0 -38 28 35 19 2 57 76 24 0.25 349.8 351.41 8.02N
142 0 0 -38 25 15 19 4 21 76 21 0.24 349.5 351.18 8.24N
142 30 0 -38 21 40 19 5 44 77 18 0.24 349.3 350.95 8.47N
143 0 0 -38 17 49 19 7 8 77 15 0.23 349.1 350.73 8.69N
143 30 0 -38 13 42 19 8 33 77 11 0.23 348.9 350.50 8.92N
144 0 0 -38 9 19 19 9 57 77 8 0.23 348.6 350.28 9.15N
144 30 0 -38 4 40 19 11 22 77 4 0.22 348.4 350.05 9.37N
145 0 0 -37 59 45 19 12 47 77 1 0.22 348.2 349.83 9.60N
145 30 0 -37 54 34 19 14 13 78 357 0.22 348.0 349.60 9.82N
146 0 0 -37 49 6 19 15 38 78 354 0.22 347.7 349.38 10.04N
146 30 0 -37 43 23 19 17 4 78 350 0.22 347.5 349.15 10.27N
147 0 0 -37 37 23 19 18 30 78 346 0.22 347.3 348.93 10.49N
147 30 0 -37 31 6 19 19 57 77 343 0.22 347.1 348.71 10.71N
148 0 0 -37 24 33 19 21 23 77 339 0.23 346.8 348.49 10.93N
148 30 0 -37 17 43 19 22 50 77 336 0.23 346.6 348.27 11.15N
149 0 0 -37 10 37 19 24 17 77 332 0.23 346.4 348.05 11.37N
149 30 0 -37 3 14 19 25 44 77 329 0.24 346.2 347.83 11.59N
150 0 0 -36 55 34 19 27 11 76 326 0.24 346.0 347.62 11.80N
Path coordinates are referred to WGS84 (as used by GPS), with the
nominal site altitude being referenced to Mean Sea Level.
2678 = V4031 Sgr, 6.52 to 6.67V, Type GCAS
Librations Long +0.27 Lat +2.97
P +350.05 D -2.71
Illumination of moon 66%-
Elongation of Moon 109
Vertical Profile Scale 1.91 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
Horizontal Scale Factor 1.20 deg/min
At longitude 144.50:
Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in cm)
CA\Tdia 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
5.4 5.5 7.0 7.8 8.3 8.7 9.0 9.2
7.4 5.8 7.3 8.1 8.6 9.0 9.3 9.5
9.4 5.8 7.3 8.1 8.6 9.0 9.3 9.5
11.4 5.8 7.3 8.1 8.6 9.0 9.3 9.5
13.4 5.8 7.3 8.1 8.7 9.0 9.3 9.5
Lunar Limb Profile - Melbourne