Predictions for Grazing Occultation of Antares, ZC 2366, 2007 May 4

Grazing Occultation of    2366 dM1      Magnitude   1.1v
 2366 = Antares = alpha Scorpii               

Date   2007 May  4    (Friday)     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
 143  0  0  -40  1 37  19 26 28       47 273  0.93   2.8 354.30  15.82N
 143 10  0  -39 58 58  19 26 46       47 272  0.94   2.7 354.25  15.86N
 143 20  0  -39 56 19  19 27  3       47 272  0.94   2.7 354.21  15.90N
 143 30  0  -39 53 37  19 27 21       46 272  0.95   2.7 354.17  15.95N
 143 40  0  -39 50 55  19 27 38       46 272  0.96   2.6 354.13  15.99N
 143 50  0  -39 48 12  19 27 55       46 272  0.96   2.6 354.09  16.03N
 144  0  0  -39 45 27  19 28 12       46 271  0.97   2.5 354.04  16.07N
 144 10  0  -39 42 41  19 28 29       46 271  0.98   2.5 354.00  16.11N
 144 20  0  -39 39 54  19 28 47       46 271  0.98   2.4 353.96  16.15N
 144 30  0  -39 37  6  19 29  4       45 271  0.99   2.4 353.92  16.20N
 144 40  0  -39 34 16  19 29 21       45 271  0.99   2.4 353.88  16.24N
 144 50  0  -39 31 25  19 29 37       45 270  1.00   2.3 353.84  16.28N
 145  0  0  -39 28 33  19 29 54       45 270  1.01   2.3 353.80  16.32N
 145 10  0  -39 25 40  19 30 11       45 270  1.01   2.2 353.76  16.36N
 145 20  0  -39 22 46  19 30 28       44 270  1.02   2.2 353.72  16.40N
 145 30  0  -39 19 50  19 30 45       44 270  1.03   2.2 353.68  16.44N
 145 40  0  -39 16 54  19 31  1       44 269  1.03   2.1 353.64  16.48N
 145 50  0  -39 13 56  19 31 18       44 269  1.04   2.1 353.60  16.52N
 146  0  0  -39 10 57  19 31 34       44 269  1.05   2.0 353.56  16.56N
 146 10  0  -39  7 56  19 31 51       44 269  1.05   2.0 353.52  16.60N
 146 20  0  -39  4 55  19 32  7       43 269  1.06   2.0 353.48  16.63N
 146 30  0  -39  1 52  19 32 24       43 268  1.07   1.9 353.44  16.67N
 146 40  0  -38 58 49  19 32 40       43 268  1.07   1.9 353.40  16.71N
 146 50  0  -38 55 44  19 32 56       43 268  1.08   1.8 353.36  16.75N
 147  0  0  -38 52 38  19 33 13       43 268  1.09   1.8 353.33  16.79N
 147 10  0  -38 49 31  19 33 29       42 268  1.09   1.8 353.29  16.83N
 147 20  0  -38 46 22  19 33 45       42 267  1.10   1.7 353.25  16.86N
 147 30  0  -38 43 13  19 34  1       42 267  1.11   1.7 353.21  16.90N
 147 40  1  -38 40  2  19 34 17       42 267  1.12   1.7 353.18  16.94N
 147 50  1  -38 36 50  19 34 33       42 267  1.12   1.6 353.14  16.97N

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

   2366 is double :   0.9  5.4   2.5"  273.7
Graze Path of component #2  0.17km South, and 6.3 secs. earlier cf. primary.

   2366 = alf Sco,   0.88 to  1.16 V ,  Type LC

                Librations  Long -5.33   Lat +6.35
                            P +352.6     D -5.4
      Illumination of moon  95%-
        Elongation of Moon  154
    Vertical Profile Scale  1.93 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
   Horizontal Scale Factor  1.52 deg/min

Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in mm)
      CA\Tdia  50   100   150   200   250   300   350
    13.0      4.6   6.1   6.8   7.3   7.6   7.9   8.0
    15.0      4.8   6.3   7.1   7.5   7.9   8.1   8.3
    17.0      5.1   6.6   7.4   7.8   8.2   8.4   8.6
    19.0      5.4   6.8   7.6   8.1   8.4   8.6   8.8
    21.0      5.4   6.8   7.6   8.1   8.4   8.6   8.8

Lunar Limb Profile

Lunar Limb Profile