Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 790, 2014 Feb 09, near Rockhampton, Qld.
Graze profile Rockhampton
Grazing Occultation of 790WF7 Magnitude 6.8 [Red = 6.6] E
R790 = CD Tauri
Date: 2014 Feb 09 10h 29m, to 2014 Feb 09 11h 26m
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
133 0 0 -22 42 0 10 29 11 -9 46 13 0.96 356.0 1.16 1.93N
133 30 0 -22 37 21 10 30 31 -10 46 12 0.95 356.2 1.37 2.15N
134 0 0 -22 33 1 10 31 51 -11 47 11 0.94 356.4 1.58 2.36N
134 30 0 -22 29 0 10 33 11 -11 47 10 0.94 356.6 1.80 2.58N
135 0 0 -22 25 18 10 34 32 47 9 0.93 356.9 2.02 2.79N
135 30 0 -22 21 57 10 35 54 47 8 0.92 357.1 2.24 3.02N
136 0 0 -22 18 55 10 37 15 47 7 0.92 357.3 2.47 3.24N
136 30 0 -22 16 13 10 38 37 48 6 0.92 357.5 2.69 3.47N
137 0 0 -22 13 51 10 39 59 48 4 0.91 357.8 2.92 3.69N
137 30 0 -22 11 50 10 41 21 48 3 0.91 358.0 3.15 3.92N
138 0 0 -22 10 9 10 42 43 48 2 0.91 358.2 3.38 4.15N
138 30 0 -22 8 49 10 44 6 48 1 0.91 358.4 3.61 4.38N
139 0 0 -22 7 49 10 45 28 48 360 0.90 358.7 3.84 4.61N
139 30 0 -22 7 10 10 46 50 48 359 0.90 358.9 4.07 4.85N
140 0 0 -22 6 52 10 48 13 48 357 0.91 359.1 4.30 5.08N
140 30 0 -22 6 54 10 49 35 48 356 0.91 359.4 4.54 5.31N
141 0 0 -22 7 17 10 50 57 48 355 0.91 359.6 4.77 5.54N
141 30 0 -22 8 0 10 52 19 48 354 0.91 359.8 4.99 5.76N
142 0 0 -22 9 4 10 53 41 48 353 0.92 0.1 5.22 5.99N
142 30 0 -22 10 29 10 55 2 47 351 0.92 0.3 5.45 6.22N
143 0 0 -22 12 13 10 56 24 47 350 0.92 0.5 5.68 6.45N
143 30 0 -22 14 18 10 57 44 47 349 0.93 0.7 5.90 6.67N
144 0 0 -22 16 42 10 59 5 47 348 0.94 1.0 6.12 6.89N
144 30 0 -22 19 27 11 0 25 47 347 0.94 1.2 6.34 7.11N
145 0 0 -22 22 30 11 1 45 46 346 0.95 1.4 6.56 7.33N
145 30 0 -22 25 53 11 3 5 46 345 0.96 1.6 6.78 7.55N
146 0 0 -22 29 36 11 4 23 46 344 0.97 1.8 6.99 7.76N
146 30 0 -22 33 36 11 5 42 46 343 0.98 2.0 7.20 7.97N
147 0 0 -22 37 56 11 7 0 45 342 0.99 2.2 7.41 8.17N
147 30 0 -22 42 33 11 8 17 45 341 1.00 2.4 7.61 8.38N
148 0 0 -22 47 28 11 9 33 45 340 1.01 2.6 7.81 8.58N
148 30 0 -22 52 41 11 10 49 44 339 1.02 2.8 8.00 8.77N
149 0 0 -22 58 11 11 12 5 44 338 1.04 3.0 8.19 8.96N
149 30 0 -23 3 58 11 13 19 44 337 1.05 3.2 8.38 9.15N
150 0 0 -23 10 2 11 14 33 43 336 1.06 3.4 8.57 9.33N
150 30 0 -23 16 21 11 15 46 43 335 1.08 3.6 8.74 9.51N
151 0 0 -23 22 56 11 16 59 42 334 1.10 3.7 8.92 9.69N
151 30 0 -23 29 47 11 18 10 42 333 1.11 3.9 9.09 9.86N
152 0 0 -23 36 52 11 19 21 42 332 1.13 4.1 9.26 10.02N
152 30 0 -23 44 12 11 20 31 41 332 1.15 4.2 9.42 10.19N
153 0 0 -23 51 47 11 21 39 41 331 1.17 4.4 9.58 10.34N
153 30 0 -23 59 35 11 22 47 40 330 1.19 4.6 9.73 10.50N
154 0 0 -24 7 36 11 23 55 40 329 1.21 4.7 9.88 10.64N
154 30 0 -24 15 50 11 25 1 39 328 1.23 4.8 10.02 10.79N
155 0 0 -24 24 17 11 26 6 39 328 1.25 5.0 10.16 10.93N
Path coordinates are referred to WGS84 (as used by GPS), with the
nominal site altitude being referenced to Mean Sea Level. The path
is adjusted for the effects of refraction at low moon altitudes.
790 is variable:
790 = CD Tau, 6.77 to 7.34, V, Type EA/D, Period 3.435137 days, Phase 49 %
790 is double:
AB 6.8 9.7 10.1" 149.0 (STF 674) Graze path of B 20.55 km north, and 19.1 secs later compared to A
C A S S I N I R E G I O N G R A Z E
Librations Long +4.40 Lat +4.33
P +6.43 D -3.57
Illumination of moon 75%+
Elongation of Moon 120
Vertical Profile Scale 2.51 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
Horizontal Scale Factor 1.08 deg/min
At longitude 144.00:
Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in cm)
CA\Tdia 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
2.9 4.7 6.2 6.9 7.4 7.8 8.0 8.2
4.9 4.7 6.2 7.0 7.5 7.8 8.0 8.2
6.9 5.4 6.8 7.6 8.1 8.5 8.7 8.9
8.9 5.6 7.1 7.8 8.4 8.7 9.0 9.1
10.9 5.6 7.1 7.9 8.4 8.7 9.0 9.2
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Double star catalogue details
WDS entries
RA Dec Name Y1 Y2 N PA PA Sep Sep M1 M2
05175+2008STF 674 1828 2013 33 147 149 10.6 10.1 6.82 9.68 F7V F5IV -014-094 -014-094 +19 886 N D 051731.15+200754.6
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Results of Observer Scan UT
Site Long. Lat. Dist. h m s
Bundaberg 152.3 -24.8 118km 11 20 7
Rockhampton 150.5 -23.4 10km 11 15 46
Lunar Limb Profile - Rockhampton
