Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 109, 2016 Aug 21
Graze profile
Grazing Occultation of 109 K0 Magnitude 6.4 [Red = 5.8]
Date: 2016 Aug 21 16h 58m, to 2016 Aug 21 17h 53m
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 -31 25 13.3 16 58 15 53 22 0.75 331.6 355.69 7.91N
135 30 0 -31 9 24.5 16 59 26 54 21 0.74 331.5 355.63 7.98N
136 0 0 -30 53 27.3 17 0 38 54 20 0.72 331.4 355.56 8.04N
136 30 0 -30 37 22.1 17 1 52 55 19 0.71 331.4 355.50 8.10N
137 0 0 -30 21 9.1 17 3 6 55 17 0.70 331.3 355.44 8.16N
137 30 0 -30 4 48.4 17 4 21 56 16 0.69 331.3 355.39 8.21N
138 0 0 -29 48 20.5 17 5 37 56 15 0.68 331.2 355.34 8.27N
138 30 0 -29 31 45.4 17 6 53 56 13 0.66 331.1 355.29 8.32N
139 0 0 -29 15 3.7 17 8 11 57 12 0.65 331.1 355.24 8.36N
139 30 0 -28 58 15.5 17 9 29 57 11 0.64 331.1 355.20 8.41N
140 0 0 -28 41 21.3 17 10 48 58 9 0.63 331.0 355.16 8.45N
140 30 0 -28 24 21.4 17 12 8 58 8 0.62 331.0 355.12 8.48N
141 0 0 -28 7 16.2 17 13 29 58 6 0.61 330.9 355.09 8.52N
141 30 0 -27 50 6.1 17 14 50 59 5 0.61 330.9 355.06 8.55N
142 0 0 -27 32 51.5 17 16 12 59 3 0.60 330.9 355.03 8.57N
142 30 0 -27 15 32.9 17 17 34 59 1 0.59 330.9 355.01 8.60N
143 0 0 -26 58 10.7 17 18 57 60 360 0.58 330.9 354.99 8.61N
143 30 0 -26 40 45.4 17 20 20 60 358 0.58 330.8 354.98 8.63N
144 0 0 -26 23 17.6 17 21 44 60 356 0.57 330.8 354.97 8.64N
144 30 0 -26 5 47.6 17 23 9 60 355 0.57 330.8 354.96 8.64N
145 0 0 -25 48 16.1 17 24 34 61 353 0.56 330.8 354.96 8.64N
145 30 0 -25 30 43.6 17 25 59 61 351 0.56 330.8 354.97 8.64N
146 0 0 -25 13 10.7 17 27 24 61 349 0.55 330.8 354.97 8.63N
146 30 0 -24 55 37.8 17 28 50 61 347 0.55 330.9 354.99 8.62N
147 0 0 -24 38 5.6 17 30 16 61 345 0.55 330.9 355.00 8.60N
147 30 0 -24 20 34.7 17 31 42 61 344 0.55 330.9 355.03 8.58N
148 0 0 -24 3 5.6 17 33 9 61 342 0.55 330.9 355.05 8.55N
148 30 0 -23 45 38.9 17 34 35 61 340 0.55 330.9 355.09 8.52N
149 0 0 -23 28 15.3 17 36 1 61 338 0.55 331.0 355.12 8.48N
149 30 0 -23 10 55.2 17 37 28 61 336 0.55 331.0 355.16 8.44N
150 0 0 -22 53 39.3 17 38 54 61 334 0.55 331.1 355.21 8.40N
150 30 0 -22 36 28.2 17 40 20 61 332 0.55 331.1 355.26 8.35N
151 0 0 -22 19 22.4 17 41 46 61 330 0.55 331.2 355.31 8.29N
151 30 0 -22 2 22.4 17 43 12 61 329 0.56 331.2 355.37 8.23N
152 0 0 -21 45 28.9 17 44 37 61 327 0.56 331.3 355.44 8.17N
152 30 0 -21 28 42.4 17 46 2 60 325 0.57 331.4 355.50 8.10N
153 0 0 -21 12 3.4 17 47 27 60 323 0.57 331.4 355.58 8.03N
153 30 0 -20 55 32.5 17 48 51 60 322 0.58 331.5 355.65 7.95N
154 0 0 -20 39 10.1 17 50 15 60 320 0.59 331.6 355.73 7.87N
154 30 0 -20 22 56.6 17 51 38 59 318 0.59 331.7 355.82 7.79N
155 0 0 -20 6 52.6 17 53 1 59 317 0.60 331.8 355.90 7.70N
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 2 meters [CHARM/CADARS, 1 measures]
C A S S I N I R E G I O N G R A Z E
Librations Long -0.93 Lat +2.99
P +354.91 D -2.63
Illumination of moon 86%-
Elongation of Moon 136
Vertical Profile Scale approx. 2.12 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
Horizontal Scale Factor 1.36 deg/min
At longitude 145.00:
Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in cm)
CA\Tdia 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
4.6 4.6 6.0 6.8 7.3 7.7 7.9 8.1
6.6 4.7 6.1 6.9 7.4 7.8 8.0 8.2
8.6 4.8 6.2 7.0 7.5 7.9 8.1 8.3
10.6 5.5 7.0 7.8 8.3 8.7 8.9 9.1
12.6 5.6 7.0 7.8 8.4 8.7 9.0 9.2
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Results of Observer Scan UT
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Lunar Limb Profile