Predictions for Grazing Occultation of SAO 97477, 2015 Jun 19
Graze profile
Grazing Occultation of 97477cB8 Magnitude 8.1 [Red = 8.1]
Date: 2015 Jun 19 6h 14m, to 2015 Jun 19 6h 20m
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
167 0 0 -40 21 6 6 14 3 -8 19 312 2.97 197.9 185.65 0.25S
167 30 0 -40 33 48 6 14 25 -8 18 311 3.05 197.9 185.60 0.29S
168 0 0 -40 46 25 6 14 45 -9 18 311 3.14 197.8 185.56 0.34S
168 30 0 -40 58 58 6 15 5 -9 17 311 3.23 197.8 185.51 0.39S
169 0 0 -41 11 26 6 15 25 -10 17 310 3.33 197.8 185.46 0.43S
169 30 0 -41 23 49 6 15 43 -10 16 310 3.43 197.7 185.42 0.48S
170 0 0 -41 36 7 6 16 1 -11 16 309 3.53 197.7 185.37 0.53S
170 30 0 -41 48 20 6 16 18 -11 15 309 3.64 197.6 185.32 0.58S
171 0 0 -42 0 28 6 16 35 -12 15 309 3.76 197.6 185.27 0.63S
171 30 0 -42 12 32 6 16 50 14 308 3.89 197.5 185.22 0.67S
172 0 0 -42 24 31 6 17 5 14 308 4.02 197.5 185.18 0.72S
172 30 0 -42 36 25 6 17 20 14 307 4.15 197.4 185.13 0.77S
173 0 0 -42 48 14 6 17 34 13 307 4.30 197.4 185.08 0.82S
173 30 0 -42 59 58 6 17 47 13 307 4.46 197.3 185.03 0.87S
174 0 0 -43 11 37 6 17 59 12 306 4.62 197.3 184.98 0.92S
174 30 0 -43 23 11 6 18 11 12 306 4.80 197.2 184.93 0.97S
175 0 0 -43 34 41 6 18 22 11 305 4.99 197.2 184.88 1.02S
175 30 0 -43 46 5 6 18 33 11 305 5.19 197.1 184.83 1.07S
176 0 0 -43 57 25 6 18 43 10 305 5.41 197.1 184.78 1.12S
176 30 0 -44 8 40 6 18 53 10 304 5.65 197.0 184.73 1.17S
177 0 0 -44 19 50 6 19 2 10 304 5.90 197.0 184.68 1.22S
177 30 0 -44 30 55 6 19 11 9 303 6.18 196.9 184.63 1.27S
178 0 0 -44 41 55 6 19 19 9 303 6.48 196.9 184.58 1.32S
178 30 0 -44 52 50 6 19 26 8 303 6.80 196.8 184.53 1.37S
179 0 0 -45 3 40 6 19 33 8 302 7.16 196.8 184.48 1.42S
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.
Librations Long +3.85 Lat +5.42
P +185.47 D +5.32
Illumination of moon 8%+
Elongation of Moon 32
Vertical Profile Scale 2.48 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
Horizontal Scale Factor 1.63 deg/min
At longitude 173.00:
Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in cm)
CA\Tdia 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
-3.2 5.8 7.3 8.0 8.5 8.8 9.0 9.2
-1.2 6.6 8.1 8.9 9.4 9.8 10.0 10.2
0.8 6.7 8.2 9.0 9.5 9.9 10.2 10.4
2.8 6.8 8.2 9.0 9.6 10.0 10.2 10.4
4.8 6.8 8.3 9.1 9.6 10.0 10.3 10.5
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Results of Observer Scan UT
Site Long. Lat. Dist. h m s
Chch graze 172.6 -43.5 85km 6 17 24
MidNZ 173.0 -41.0 178km 6 17 33
Wellington 174.8 -41.3 218km 6 18 18
Lunar Limb Profile
