Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC2647, 2016 Aug 14
Graze profile, Adelaide
Graze profile, Port MacQuarie
Grazing Occultation of 2647SO8 Magnitude 6.5 [Red = 6.5]
Date: 2016 Aug 14 12h 59m, to 2016 Aug 14 13h 37m
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 -35 27 29.0 12 58 43 67 311 0.43 176.7 179.12 6.10S
135 30 0 -35 23 21.4 12 59 46 66 310 0.44 176.6 178.99 6.23S
136 0 0 -35 19 3.9 13 0 49 66 308 0.45 176.5 178.86 6.36S
136 30 0 -35 14 36.7 13 1 52 65 307 0.46 176.3 178.73 6.49S
137 0 0 -35 9 59.7 13 2 54 65 305 0.47 176.2 178.60 6.62S
137 30 0 -35 5 13.1 13 3 56 64 304 0.48 176.1 178.48 6.74S
138 0 0 -35 0 16.9 13 4 59 64 303 0.49 176.0 178.35 6.87S
138 30 0 -34 55 11.2 13 6 1 63 302 0.50 175.8 178.23 6.99S
139 0 0 -34 49 56.0 13 7 3 63 300 0.51 175.7 178.11 7.11S
139 30 0 -34 44 31.4 13 8 4 62 299 0.52 175.6 177.99 7.23S
140 0 0 -34 38 57.5 13 9 6 62 298 0.54 175.5 177.87 7.35S
140 30 0 -34 33 14.3 13 10 7 61 297 0.55 175.4 177.75 7.47S
141 0 0 -34 27 21.9 13 11 8 61 296 0.56 175.3 177.64 7.58S
141 30 0 -34 21 20.4 13 12 8 60 295 0.57 175.1 177.52 7.70S
142 0 0 -34 15 10.0 13 13 9 60 294 0.58 175.0 177.41 7.81S
142 30 0 -34 8 50.6 13 14 9 59 293 0.60 174.9 177.30 7.92S
143 0 0 -34 2 22.3 13 15 9 59 292 0.61 174.8 177.19 8.03S
143 30 0 -33 55 45.3 13 16 9 58 291 0.62 174.7 177.09 8.13S
144 0 0 -33 48 59.7 13 17 8 58 290 0.63 174.6 176.98 8.24S
144 30 0 -33 42 5.5 13 18 7 57 289 0.65 174.5 176.88 8.34S
145 0 0 -33 35 2.9 13 19 6 57 288 0.66 174.4 176.78 8.44S
145 30 0 -33 27 51.9 13 20 4 56 287 0.68 174.3 176.68 8.54S
146 0 0 -33 20 32.7 13 21 2 55 286 0.69 174.2 176.58 8.64S
146 30 0 -33 13 5.3 13 22 0 55 286 0.70 174.1 176.49 8.73S
147 0 0 -33 5 30.0 13 22 58 54 285 0.72 174.0 176.39 8.82S
147 30 0 -32 57 46.8 13 23 55 54 284 0.73 173.9 176.30 8.92S
148 0 0 -32 49 55.7 13 24 51 53 283 0.75 173.8 176.21 9.01S
148 30 0 -32 41 57.1 13 25 48 53 282 0.77 173.7 176.12 9.09S
149 0 0 -32 33 50.9 13 26 44 52 282 0.78 173.7 176.04 9.18S
149 30 0 -32 25 37.3 13 27 39 51 281 0.80 173.6 175.96 9.26S
150 0 0 -32 17 16.4 13 28 34 51 280 0.82 173.5 175.87 9.34S
150 30 0 -32 8 48.4 13 29 29 50 280 0.83 173.4 175.79 9.42S
151 0 0 -32 0 13.4 13 30 23 50 279 0.85 173.3 175.72 9.50S
151 30 0 -31 51 31.6 13 31 17 49 278 0.87 173.3 175.64 9.58S
152 0 0 -31 42 43.0 13 32 10 48 278 0.89 173.2 175.57 9.65S
152 30 0 -31 33 47.8 13 33 3 48 277 0.90 173.1 175.49 9.72S
153 0 0 -31 24 46.2 13 33 55 47 276 0.92 173.0 175.43 9.79S
153 30 0 -31 15 38.4 13 34 47 47 276 0.94 173.0 175.36 9.86S
154 0 0 -31 6 24.4 13 35 39 46 275 0.96 172.9 175.29 9.92S
154 30 0 -30 57 4.4 13 36 30 45 275 0.98 172.8 175.23 9.99S
155 0 0 -30 47 38.5 13 37 20 45 274 1.00 172.8 175.17 10.05S
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.
2647 is triple:
This next pair is not confirmed
**Aa,Ab 7.2 7.2 0.10" 270.0 (OCc 12) Graze path of ? approximately 0.0 km south, and 0.3 secs earlier compared to the primary
- refer to graze profile for exact distances
AB 6.5 13.0 8.5" 168.9 (RST3170) Graze path of B approximately 16.2 km north, and 2.3 secs later compared to A
- refer to graze profile for exact distances
C A S S I N I R E G I O N G R A Z E
Librations Long -5.33 Lat -6.60
P +177.36 D -6.63
Illumination of moon 83%+
Elongation of Moon 132
Vertical Profile Scale approx. 1.96 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
Horizontal Scale Factor 1.35 deg/min
At longitude 145.00:
Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in cm)
CA\Tdia 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
4.4 4.7 6.1 6.9 7.4 7.8 8.0 8.2
6.4 4.7 6.1 6.9 7.4 7.8 8.0 8.2
8.4 5.0 6.4 7.2 7.7 8.1 8.3 8.5
10.4 5.6 7.0 7.8 8.4 8.7 9.0 9.2
12.4 5.6 7.0 7.8 8.4 8.7 9.0 9.2
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Results of Observer Scan UT
Site Long. Lat. Dist. h m s
Canberra 149.2 -35.3 290km 13 27 0.2
Newcastle 151.7 -33.0 121km 13 31 40.0
Pt Macquarie 152.8 -31.4 7km 13 33 38.0
Sydney 151.1 -33.8 194km 13 30 30.2
Lunar Limb Profile, Adelaide
Lunar Limb Profile, Port Macquarie
