Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 1949, 2007 Mar 7

Grazing Occultation of    1949 SA0      Magnitude   5.9 

Date   2007 March  7    (Wednesday)     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
 113  0  0  -27 28  3  14 55 21       31  90  1.68 216.2 196.22  11.48S
 113 10  0  -27 36  0  14 55 42       31  89  1.67 216.3 196.26  11.52S
 113 20  0  -27 44  0  14 56  4       31  89  1.65 216.3 196.30  11.56S
 113 30  0  -27 52  3  14 56 26       31  89  1.64 216.3 196.34  11.59S
 113 40  0  -28  0  9  14 56 48       32  89  1.62 216.4 196.38  11.63S
 113 50  0  -28  8 19  14 57 11       32  89  1.61 216.4 196.42  11.67S
 114  0  0  -28 16 31  14 57 33       32  88  1.59 216.4 196.46  11.71S
 114 10  0  -28 24 47  14 57 56       32  88  1.58 216.5 196.49  11.75S
 114 20  0  -28 33  5  14 58 19       33  88  1.57 216.5 196.53  11.79S
 114 30  0  -28 41 27  14 58 42       33  88  1.55 216.6 196.57  11.82S
 114 40  0  -28 49 51  14 59  6       33  87  1.54 216.6 196.61  11.86S
 114 50  0  -28 58 19  14 59 29       33  87  1.53 216.6 196.64  11.90S
 115  0  0  -29  6 50  14 59 53       33  87  1.51 216.7 196.68  11.93S
 115 10  0  -29 15 24  15  0 17       34  87  1.50 216.7 196.72  11.97S
 115 20  0  -29 24  1  15  0 41       34  87  1.49 216.7 196.75  12.00S
 115 30  0  -29 32 41  15  1  5       34  86  1.48 216.8 196.79  12.04S
 115 40  0  -29 41 24  15  1 30       34  86  1.46 216.8 196.82  12.08S
 115 50  0  -29 50 10  15  1 54       35  86  1.45 216.8 196.86  12.11S
 116  0  0  -29 58 59  15  2 19       35  86  1.44 216.9 196.89  12.14S
 116 10  0  -30  7 51  15  2 44       35  85  1.43 216.9 196.92  12.18S
 116 20  0  -30 16 46  15  3  9       35  85  1.42 217.0 196.96  12.21S
 116 30  0  -30 25 44  15  3 35       35  85  1.40 217.0 196.99  12.24S
 116 40  0  -30 34 45  15  4  0       36  85  1.39 217.0 197.02  12.28S
 116 50  0  -30 43 49  15  4 26       36  84  1.38 217.0 197.06  12.31S
 117  0  0  -30 52 56  15  4 52       36  84  1.37 217.1 197.09  12.34S
 117 10  0  -31  2  5  15  5 18       36  84  1.36 217.1 197.12  12.37S
 117 20  0  -31 11 18  15  5 45       37  84  1.35 217.1 197.15  12.40S
 117 30  0  -31 20 33  15  6 11       37  83  1.34 217.2 197.18  12.43S
 117 40  1  -31 29 51  15  6 38       37  83  1.33 217.2 197.21  12.46S
 117 50  1  -31 39 12  15  7  4       37  83  1.32 217.2 197.24  12.49S
 118  0  1  -31 48 36  15  7 31       37  82  1.31 217.3 197.27  12.52S

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

   1949 is triple :   6.3  7.2   0.41"   60.3 :   5.9 12.4   26"  149.0
Graze Path of component #2  0.88km South, and 0.4 secs. later cf. primary.
Graze Path of component #3  22.58km North, and 58.8 secs. later cf. primary.

                Librations  Long -1.70   Lat +3.88
                            P +197.2     D +4.5
      Illumination of moon  88%-
        Elongation of Moon  140
    Vertical Profile Scale  2.47 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
   Horizontal Scale Factor  1.6 deg/min

Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in mm)
      CA\Tdia  50   100   150   200   250   300   350
     8.5      4.7   6.1   6.9   7.4   7.7   7.9   8.1
    10.5      5.1   6.6   7.3   7.8   8.1   8.3   8.5
    12.5      5.4   6.8   7.6   8.1   8.4   8.6   8.8
    14.5      5.4   6.8   7.6   8.1   8.4   8.6   8.8
    16.5      5.4   6.8   7.6   8.1   8.4   8.6   8.8

Lunar Limb Profile

Lunar Limb Profile