Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 3022, 2009 May 15
Grazing Occultation of 3022 K0 Magnitude 7.0 [Red = 6.3]
Date: 2009 May 15 17h 58m, to 2009 May 15 19h 2m
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
143 0 0 -30 52 41 18 21 53 69 56 0.39 331.0 344.47 13.79N
143 30 0 -30 41 55 18 23 26 69 54 0.38 330.8 344.21 14.05N
144 0 0 -30 30 47 18 25 0 70 53 0.36 330.5 343.95 14.31N
144 30 0 -30 19 17 18 26 35 71 52 0.35 330.2 343.69 14.57N
145 0 0 -30 7 25 18 28 12 72 50 0.33 330.0 343.43 14.83N
145 30 0 -29 55 11 18 29 49 72 49 0.32 329.7 343.17 15.09N
146 0 0 -29 42 34 18 31 28 73 47 0.31 329.5 342.91 15.35N
146 30 0 -29 29 34 18 33 8 74 45 0.29 329.2 342.65 15.61N
147 0 0 -29 16 11 18 34 49 74 43 0.28 328.9 342.39 15.87N
147 30 0 -29 2 23 18 36 31 75 41 0.27 328.7 342.13 16.13N
148 0 0 -28 48 12 18 38 14 76 39 0.25 328.4 341.87 16.39N
148 30 0 -28 33 37 18 39 58 77 37 0.24 328.2 341.62 16.64N
149 0 0 -28 18 37 18 41 44 77 34 0.23 327.9 341.37 16.90N
149 30 0 -28 3 13 18 43 30 78 31 0.21 327.7 341.11 17.15N
150 0 0 -27 47 24 18 45 18 79 27 0.20 327.4 340.86 17.40N
150 30 0 -27 31 9 18 47 6 79 24 0.19 327.2 340.62 17.64N
151 0 0 -27 14 30 18 48 55 80 20 0.18 326.9 340.37 17.89N
151 30 0 -26 57 25 18 50 46 80 15 0.17 326.7 340.13 18.13N
152 0 0 -26 39 54 18 52 37 81 10 0.16 326.4 339.90 18.36N
152 30 0 -26 21 58 18 54 29 81 4 0.16 326.2 339.66 18.60N
153 0 0 -26 3 37 18 56 22 81 358 0.15 326.0 339.43 18.83N
153 30 0 -25 44 50 18 58 16 82 352 0.15 325.7 339.21 19.05N
154 0 0 -25 25 38 19 0 10 82 345 0.14 325.5 338.99 19.27N
154 30 0 -25 6 0 19 2 5 82 338 0.14 325.3 338.78 19.48N
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 2 meters
Librations Long -3.15 Lat -0.76
P +343.76 D +1.88
Illumination of moon 64%-
Elongation of Moon 107
Vertical Profile Scale 1.88 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
Horizontal Scale Factor 1.19 deg/min
At longitude 144.50:
Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in cm)
CA\Tdia 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
10.6 5.8 7.3 8.1 8.6 9.0 9.3 9.5
12.6 5.8 7.3 8.1 8.7 9.0 9.3 9.5
14.6 5.8 7.3 8.1 8.7 9.0 9.3 9.6
16.6 5.8 7.3 8.1 8.7 9.1 9.3 9.6
18.6 5.9 7.3 8.1 8.7 9.1 9.4 9.6
Lunar Limb Profile - Maryborough