Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC3470, 2016 Jun 26
Graze profile
Grazing Occultation of 3470 A0 Magnitude 7.1 [Red = 7.0]
Date: 2016 Jun 26 17h 31m, to 2016 Jun 26 18h 15m
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
135 0 0 -33 54 40.7 17 30 56 41 60 1.14 335.8 0.56 1.03N
135 30 0 -33 46 57.4 17 31 44 42 59 1.12 335.6 0.43 1.16N
136 0 0 -33 39 4.3 17 32 33 42 59 1.09 335.5 0.31 1.28N
136 30 0 -33 31 1.2 17 33 22 43 58 1.07 335.4 0.19 1.40N
137 0 0 -33 22 48.1 17 34 13 44 57 1.05 335.3 0.07 1.53N
137 30 0 -33 14 24.7 17 35 4 44 57 1.03 335.2 359.95 1.65N
138 0 0 -33 5 51.1 17 35 57 45 56 1.01 335.0 359.83 1.77N
138 30 0 -32 57 7.0 17 36 50 45 56 0.99 334.9 359.71 1.89N
139 0 0 -32 48 12.5 17 37 44 46 55 0.97 334.8 359.59 2.01N
139 30 0 -32 39 7.3 17 38 39 47 54 0.95 334.7 359.46 2.13N
140 0 0 -32 29 51.3 17 39 35 47 54 0.93 334.5 359.34 2.26N
140 30 0 -32 20 24.5 17 40 32 48 53 0.91 334.4 359.21 2.38N
141 0 0 -32 10 46.7 17 41 30 48 52 0.89 334.3 359.09 2.51N
141 30 0 -32 0 57.8 17 42 29 49 52 0.87 334.2 358.96 2.64N
142 0 0 -31 50 57.7 17 43 29 50 51 0.85 334.0 358.83 2.76N
142 30 0 -31 40 46.4 17 44 30 50 50 0.84 333.9 358.71 2.89N
143 0 0 -31 30 23.7 17 45 31 51 49 0.82 333.8 358.58 3.02N
143 30 0 -31 19 49.4 17 46 34 51 49 0.80 333.7 358.45 3.15N
144 0 0 -31 9 3.6 17 47 38 52 48 0.78 333.5 358.32 3.27N
144 30 0 -30 58 6.0 17 48 43 53 47 0.77 333.4 358.20 3.40N
145 0 0 -30 46 56.7 17 49 48 53 46 0.75 333.3 358.07 3.53N
145 30 0 -30 35 35.6 17 50 55 54 45 0.73 333.1 357.94 3.66N
146 0 0 -30 24 2.5 17 52 3 54 45 0.72 333.0 357.81 3.78N
146 30 0 -30 12 17.4 17 53 11 55 44 0.70 332.9 357.69 3.91N
147 0 0 -30 0 20.2 17 54 21 56 43 0.68 332.8 357.56 4.04N
147 30 0 -29 48 10.9 17 55 32 56 42 0.67 332.6 357.43 4.16N
148 0 0 -29 35 49.4 17 56 44 57 41 0.65 332.5 357.31 4.29N
148 30 0 -29 23 15.7 17 57 56 57 40 0.64 332.4 357.18 4.41N
149 0 0 -29 10 29.8 17 59 10 58 39 0.62 332.3 357.06 4.54N
149 30 0 -28 57 31.5 18 0 25 59 38 0.61 332.1 356.94 4.66N
150 0 0 -28 44 20.9 18 1 41 59 37 0.59 332.0 356.81 4.78N
150 30 0 -28 30 58.1 18 2 58 60 35 0.58 331.9 356.69 4.91N
151 0 0 -28 17 22.9 18 4 15 60 34 0.57 331.8 356.57 5.03N
151 30 0 -28 3 35.5 18 5 34 61 33 0.55 331.7 356.45 5.14N
152 0 0 -27 49 35.9 18 6 54 62 32 0.54 331.5 356.34 5.26N
152 30 0 -27 35 24.0 18 8 15 62 30 0.53 331.4 356.22 5.38N
153 0 0 -27 21 0.1 18 9 36 63 29 0.51 331.3 356.11 5.49N
153 30 0 -27 6 24.2 18 10 59 63 27 0.50 331.2 356.00 5.60N
154 0 0 -26 51 36.4 18 12 22 64 26 0.49 331.1 355.89 5.71N
154 30 0 -26 36 36.7 18 13 47 65 24 0.48 331.0 355.78 5.82N
155 0 0 -26 21 25.4 18 15 12 65 23 0.47 330.9 355.67 5.92N
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 -3.77 Lat +0.53
P +358.06 D -0.14
Illumination of moon 61%-
Elongation of Moon 103
Vertical Profile Scale approx. 1.97 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
Horizontal Scale Factor 1.40 deg/min
At longitude 145.00:
Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in cm)
CA\Tdia 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
-0.5 3.0 4.4 5.2 5.7 6.0 6.2 6.4
1.5 4.9 6.3 7.1 7.6 8.0 8.3 8.4
3.5 4.9 6.4 7.1 7.7 8.0 8.3 8.5
5.5 5.7 7.2 8.0 8.5 8.9 9.2 9.4
7.5 5.8 7.2 8.0 8.6 8.9 9.2 9.4
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Results of Observer Scan UT
Site Long. Lat. Dist. h m s
Brisbane 153.1 -27.5 14km 18 9 44.4
Bundaberg 152.3 -24.8 281km 18 7 47.6
Lunar Limb Profile
