Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 3126, 2007 July 3

Grazing Occultation of    3126  G8      Magnitude   4.3v
 3126 = Tae = iota Capricorni                 

Date   2007 July  3    (Tuesday)     Nominal site altitude  0m

E. Longit.   Latitude     U.T.    Sun  Moon   TanZ   PA    WA      CA
   o  '  "    o  '  "   h  m  s   Alt Alt Az          o     o      o
 174 30  0  -37 44 29  12 18 55       49  71  0.87 333.9 350.61  10.35N
 174 40  0  -37 43  6  12 19 12       49  71  0.87 333.8 350.55  10.41N
 174 50  0  -37 41 42  12 19 30       49  70  0.86 333.8 350.49  10.46N
 175  0  0  -37 40 16  12 19 47       50  70  0.85 333.7 350.44  10.52N
 175 10  0  -37 38 49  12 20  5       50  70  0.85 333.6 350.38  10.58N
 175 20  0  -37 37 21  12 20 23       50  70  0.84 333.6 350.32  10.64N
 175 30  0  -37 35 51  12 20 41       50  70  0.84 333.5 350.26  10.70N
 175 40  0  -37 34 19  12 20 59       50  69  0.83 333.5 350.20  10.76N
 175 50  0  -37 32 46  12 21 17       50  69  0.83 333.4 350.14  10.82N
 176  0  0  -37 31 12  12 21 35       51  69  0.82 333.4 350.08  10.88N
 176 10  0  -37 29 36  12 21 53       51  69  0.81 333.3 350.02  10.94N

Path coordinates are referred to WGS84 (as used by GPS).

   3126 = iot Cap,   4.27 +/- 0.06 V ,  Type BY

                Librations  Long -3.97   Lat +2.20
                            P +349.9     D -1.2
      Illumination of moon  90%-
        Elongation of Moon  143
    Vertical Profile Scale  1.89 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
   Horizontal Scale Factor  1.47 deg/min

Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in mm)
      CA\Tdia  50   100   150   200   250   300   350
     6.9      4.6   6.0   6.8   7.3   7.6   7.9   8.0
     8.9      4.7   6.2   6.9   7.4   7.8   8.0   8.2
    10.9      5.1   6.5   7.3   7.8   8.1   8.4   8.6
    12.9      5.5   6.9   7.7   8.2   8.6   8.8   9.0
    14.9      5.5   6.9   7.7   8.2   8.6   8.8   9.0

Lunar Limb Profile

Lunar Limb Profile