Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 1611, 2009 Jul 25
Grazing Occultation of 1611DG9 Magnitude 5.6 [Red = 0.0]
R1611 = 65 Leonis
Date: 2009 Jul 25 8h 45m, to 2009 Jul 25 9h 7m
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
145 0 0 -31 46 18 8 59 13 27 291 1.95 33.5 11.74 6.93N
145 30 0 -31 55 11 8 59 44 27 291 2.00 33.4 11.60 6.79N
146 0 0 -32 3 53 9 0 13 26 290 2.05 33.2 11.46 6.66N
146 30 0 -32 12 24 9 0 42 26 290 2.10 33.1 11.33 6.52N
147 0 0 -32 20 44 9 1 11 25 290 2.15 33.0 11.19 6.39N
147 30 0 -32 28 52 9 1 38 24 289 2.20 32.8 11.06 6.25N
148 0 0 -32 36 50 9 2 5 24 289 2.26 32.7 10.94 6.13N
148 30 0 -32 44 36 9 2 31 23 289 2.31 32.6 10.80 6.00N
149 0 0 -32 52 13 9 2 57 23 288 2.37 32.5 10.67 5.87N
149 30 0 -32 59 38 9 3 22 22 288 2.44 32.3 10.54 5.74N
150 0 0 -33 6 54 9 3 46 22 288 2.50 32.2 10.42 5.61N
150 30 0 -33 13 59 9 4 10 21 287 2.57 32.1 10.29 5.48N
151 0 0 -33 20 54 9 4 33 21 287 2.63 31.9 10.16 5.36N
151 30 0 -33 27 40 9 4 55 20 287 2.71 31.8 10.04 5.23N
152 0 0 -33 34 15 9 5 17 20 286 2.78 31.7 9.91 5.11N
152 30 0 -33 40 41 9 5 38 19 286 2.86 31.6 9.79 4.99N
153 0 0 -33 46 58 9 5 59 19 286 2.94 31.5 9.67 4.87N
153 30 0 -33 53 5 9 6 19 18 285 3.03 31.3 9.55 4.75N
154 0 0 -33 59 3 9 6 39 18 285 3.12 31.2 9.43 4.63N
Path coordinates are referred to WGS84 (as used by GPS), with the
nominal site altitude being referenced to Mean Sea Level.
1611 is double:
AB 5.5 9.5 2.8" 107.6 Graze path of B 1.55 km south, and 5.6 secs later compared to A
Librations Long +5.22 Lat +4.83
P +12.26 D -3.39
Illumination of moon 14%+
Elongation of Moon 45
Vertical Profile Scale 1.89 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
Horizontal Scale Factor 1.73 deg/min
At longitude 144.50:
Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in cm)
CA\Tdia 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
3.1 5.4 6.8 7.6 8.1 8.5 8.7 8.9
5.1 5.4 6.9 7.6 8.2 8.5 8.8 9.0
7.1 5.4 6.9 7.7 8.2 8.6 8.8 9.0
9.1 6.4 7.8 8.7 9.2 9.6 9.9 10.2
11.1 6.4 7.9 8.7 9.3 9.7 10.0 10.2
Lunar Limb Profile - Sydney