Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 2408, 2013 Oct 09, Naracoorte to Pt Macquarie
Graze profile Narcoorte | Pt Macquarie
Grazing Occultation of 2408 K5 Magnitude 6.6 [Red = 5.6] s
Date: 2013 Oct 09 11h 1m, to 2013 Oct 09 11h 16m
Nominal site altitude 50m
E. Longit. Latitude U.T. Sun Moon TanZ PA AA CA
o ' " o ' " h m s Alt Alt Az o o o
133 0 0 -38 37 29 11 0 48 31 269 1.65 176.6 168.03 8.38S
133 30 0 -38 27 51 11 1 18 31 269 1.68 176.5 167.99 8.42S
134 0 0 -38 18 9 11 1 48 30 269 1.72 176.5 167.95 8.46S
134 30 0 -38 8 23 11 2 17 30 268 1.75 176.5 167.92 8.49S
135 0 0 -37 58 33 11 2 46 29 268 1.79 176.4 167.88 8.53S
135 30 0 -37 48 39 11 3 15 29 267 1.82 176.4 167.85 8.56S
136 0 0 -37 38 41 11 3 43 28 267 1.86 176.4 167.82 8.59S
136 30 0 -37 28 39 11 4 10 28 266 1.90 176.3 167.79 8.63S
137 0 0 -37 18 34 11 4 37 27 266 1.94 176.3 167.76 8.66S
137 30 0 -37 8 26 11 5 4 27 265 1.99 176.3 167.73 8.68S
138 0 0 -36 58 14 11 5 30 26 265 2.03 176.2 167.70 8.71S
138 30 0 -36 48 0 11 5 56 26 265 2.07 176.2 167.67 8.74S
139 0 0 -36 37 42 11 6 21 25 264 2.12 176.2 167.65 8.77S
139 30 0 -36 27 21 11 6 46 25 264 2.17 176.2 167.62 8.79S
140 0 0 -36 16 57 11 7 11 24 263 2.22 176.1 167.60 8.81S
140 30 0 -36 6 31 11 7 35 24 263 2.28 176.1 167.58 8.84S
141 0 0 -35 56 2 11 7 58 23 262 2.33 176.1 167.55 8.86S
141 30 0 -35 45 30 11 8 21 23 262 2.39 176.1 167.53 8.88S
142 0 0 -35 34 56 11 8 44 22 262 2.45 176.0 167.51 8.90S
142 30 0 -35 24 20 11 9 6 22 261 2.51 176.0 167.49 8.92S
143 0 0 -35 13 42 11 9 28 21 261 2.58 176.0 167.48 8.94S
143 30 0 -35 3 1 11 9 49 21 261 2.65 176.0 167.46 8.95S
144 0 0 -34 52 19 11 10 9 20 260 2.72 176.0 167.44 8.97S
144 30 0 -34 41 35 11 10 29 20 260 2.79 176.0 167.43 8.99S
145 0 0 -34 30 49 11 10 49 19 259 2.87 175.9 167.41 9.00S
145 30 0 -34 20 1 11 11 8 19 259 2.96 175.9 167.40 9.01S
146 0 0 -34 9 12 11 11 27 18 259 3.04 175.9 167.39 9.03S
146 30 0 -33 58 21 11 11 45 18 258 3.14 175.9 167.37 9.04S
147 0 0 -33 47 30 11 12 3 17 258 3.23 175.9 167.36 9.05S
147 30 0 -33 36 37 11 12 20 17 258 3.34 175.9 167.35 9.06S
148 0 0 -33 25 42 11 12 37 16 257 3.45 175.9 167.34 9.07S
148 30 0 -33 14 47 11 12 53 16 257 3.56 175.9 167.34 9.08S
149 0 0 -33 3 51 11 13 8 15 257 3.69 175.9 167.33 9.08S
149 30 0 -32 52 55 11 13 24 15 256 3.82 175.9 167.32 9.09S
150 0 0 -32 41 57 11 13 38 14 256 3.96 175.8 167.32 9.10S
150 30 0 -32 30 59 11 13 52 14 256 4.11 175.8 167.31 9.10S
151 0 0 -32 20 1 11 14 6 13 255 4.28 175.8 167.31 9.11S
151 30 0 -32 9 2 11 14 19 13 255 4.45 175.8 167.30 9.11S
152 0 0 -31 58 3 11 14 32 12 255 4.64 175.8 167.30 9.11S
152 30 0 -31 47 4 11 14 44 12 255 4.85 175.8 167.30 9.11S
153 0 0 -31 36 4 11 14 56 11 254 5.07 175.8 167.30 9.11S
153 30 0 -31 25 5 11 15 7 11 254 5.31 175.8 167.30 9.12S
154 0 0 -31 14 5 11 15 18 10 254 5.58 175.8 167.30 9.12S
154 30 0 -31 3 6 11 15 28 10 253 5.87 175.8 167.30 9.11S
155 0 0 -30 52 7 11 15 37 9 253 6.19 175.8 167.30 9.11S
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 7 meters [CHARM/CADARS, 2 measures]
2408 is variable:
2408 = NSV 20760, 6.66 to 6.71, Hp
Librations Long -2.67 Lat -4.29
P +167.60 D -4.51
Illumination of moon 22%+
Elongation of Moon 56
Vertical Profile Scale 2.08 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
Horizontal Scale Factor 1.94 deg/min
At longitude 144.00:
Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in cm)
CA\Tdia 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
5.0 4.9 6.3 7.0 7.5 7.8 8.1 8.2
7.0 5.7 7.1 7.9 8.4 8.8 9.1 9.2
9.0 5.8 7.2 8.0 8.5 8.9 9.1 9.3
11.0 5.8 7.3 8.1 8.6 8.9 9.2 9.4
13.0 5.9 7.3 8.1 8.6 9.0 9.3 9.5
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Results of Observer Scan UT
Site Long. Lat. Dist. h m s
Adelaide 138.6 -34.9 189km 11 6 1
Bendigo 144.3 -36.8 207km 11 10 23
Canberra 149.2 -35.3 230km 11 13 13
Newcastle 151.7 -33.0 89km 11 14 25
Pt Macquarie 152.8 -31.4 27km 11 14 52
Sydney 151.1 -33.8 155km 11 14 8
Lunar Limb Profile - near Naracoorte
Lunar Limb Profile - near Port Macquarie
