Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 184, 2015 Sep 1
Graze profile
Grazing Occultation of 184 G6 Magnitude 6.0 [Red = 5.5]
R184 = 88 Piscium
Date: 2015 Sep 01 15h 57m, to 2015 Sep 01 16h 40m
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
135 0 0 -40 1 23 15 57 15 38 31 1.28 334.7 358.23 4.52N
135 30 0 -39 47 36 15 58 3 39 30 1.26 334.6 358.17 4.58N
136 0 0 -39 33 42 15 58 52 39 30 1.23 334.5 358.11 4.64N
136 30 0 -39 19 41 15 59 42 39 29 1.21 334.5 358.05 4.70N
137 0 0 -39 5 31 16 0 33 40 28 1.19 334.4 357.99 4.76N
137 30 0 -38 51 15 16 1 25 40 27 1.17 334.4 357.93 4.81N
138 0 0 -38 36 51 16 2 17 41 26 1.15 334.3 357.88 4.87N
138 30 0 -38 22 20 16 3 11 41 26 1.14 334.3 357.82 4.92N
139 0 0 -38 7 42 16 4 5 42 25 1.12 334.2 357.77 4.98N
139 30 0 -37 52 57 16 5 0 42 24 1.10 334.2 357.72 5.03N
140 0 0 -37 38 5 16 5 57 43 23 1.08 334.1 357.67 5.08N
140 30 0 -37 23 6 16 6 54 43 22 1.06 334.1 357.62 5.13N
141 0 0 -37 8 1 16 7 52 44 21 1.05 334.0 357.57 5.17N
141 30 0 -36 52 50 16 8 50 44 21 1.03 334.0 357.53 5.22N
142 0 0 -36 37 32 16 9 50 45 20 1.02 333.9 357.49 5.26N
142 30 0 -36 22 8 16 10 50 45 19 1.00 333.9 357.44 5.30N
143 0 0 -36 6 39 16 11 52 45 18 0.98 333.8 357.40 5.34N
143 30 0 -35 51 3 16 12 54 46 17 0.97 333.8 357.37 5.38N
144 0 0 -35 35 23 16 13 57 46 16 0.96 333.8 357.33 5.41N
144 30 0 -35 19 37 16 15 1 47 15 0.94 333.7 357.30 5.45N
145 0 0 -35 3 47 16 16 6 47 14 0.93 333.7 357.27 5.48N
145 30 0 -34 47 52 16 17 11 48 13 0.92 333.7 357.24 5.50N
146 0 0 -34 31 53 16 18 18 48 12 0.90 333.7 357.22 5.53N
146 30 0 -34 15 50 16 19 25 48 11 0.89 333.6 357.19 5.55N
147 0 0 -33 59 43 16 20 33 49 9 0.88 333.6 357.17 5.57N
147 30 0 -33 43 33 16 21 42 49 8 0.87 333.6 357.16 5.59N
148 0 0 -33 27 20 16 22 51 49 7 0.86 333.6 357.14 5.60N
148 30 0 -33 11 5 16 24 1 50 6 0.85 333.6 357.13 5.61N
149 0 0 -32 54 47 16 25 12 50 5 0.84 333.6 357.13 5.62N
149 30 0 -32 38 28 16 26 24 50 4 0.83 333.6 357.12 5.62N
150 0 0 -32 22 7 16 27 36 51 2 0.82 333.6 357.12 5.62N
150 30 0 -32 5 46 16 28 48 51 1 0.81 333.6 357.12 5.62N
151 0 0 -31 49 24 16 30 2 51 360 0.80 333.6 357.13 5.62N
151 30 0 -31 33 2 16 31 16 52 358 0.79 333.6 357.14 5.61N
152 0 0 -31 16 40 16 32 30 52 357 0.79 333.6 357.15 5.59N
152 30 0 -31 0 20 16 33 45 52 356 0.78 333.6 357.17 5.57N
153 0 0 -30 44 1 16 35 0 52 355 0.78 333.6 357.19 5.55N
153 30 0 -30 27 43 16 36 16 52 353 0.77 333.7 357.22 5.53N
154 0 0 -30 11 29 16 37 32 53 352 0.76 333.7 357.25 5.50N
154 30 0 -29 55 17 16 38 48 53 350 0.76 333.7 357.28 5.47N
155 0 0 -29 39 8 16 40 5 53 349 0.76 333.8 357.31 5.43N
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.
Projected diameter of star 3 meters [Estimated]
C A S S I N I R E G I O N G R A Z E
Librations Long +4.09 Lat +1.59
P +357.37 D -1.53
Illumination of moon 88%-
Elongation of Moon 139
Vertical Profile Scale 2.32 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
Horizontal Scale Factor 1.46 deg/min
At longitude 145.00:
Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in cm)
CA\Tdia 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
1.5 2.6 4.0 4.7 5.2 5.5 5.7 5.9
3.5 2.9 4.3 5.0 5.5 5.8 6.1 6.2
5.5 4.6 6.0 6.8 7.3 7.6 7.8 8.0
7.5 4.6 6.0 6.8 7.3 7.6 7.9 8.0
9.5 4.7 6.2 6.9 7.4 7.8 8.0 8.2
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Results of Observer Scan UT
Site Long. Lat. Dist. h m s
Pt Macquarie 152.8 -31.4 54km 16 34 35
Lunar Limb Profile
