Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 2039, 2008 Jan 2


Grazing Occultation of    2039  A0      Magnitude   5.5 

Date   2008 January  2    (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
 147  0  0  -32 27 23  16 16 50       17 101  3.28 209.3 190.75  12.00S
 147 10  0  -32 33 44  16 17  2       17 101  3.24 209.3 190.77  12.03S
 147 20  0  -32 40  7  16 17 13       17 101  3.20 209.3 190.80  12.06S
 147 30  0  -32 46 33  16 17 25       18 101  3.16 209.3 190.83  12.09S
 147 40  0  -32 53  2  16 17 36       18 101  3.13 209.4 190.86  12.11S
 147 50  0  -32 59 32  16 17 48       18 101  3.09 209.4 190.89  12.14S
 148  0  0  -33  6  6  16 18  0       18 100  3.05 209.4 190.92  12.17S
 148 10  0  -33 12 41  16 18 12       18 100  3.02 209.5 190.94  12.20S
 148 20  0  -33 19 19  16 18 25       19 100  2.98 209.5 190.97  12.23S
 148 30  0  -33 26  0  16 18 37       19 100  2.95 209.5 191.00  12.25S
 148 40  0  -33 32 42  16 18 50       19 100  2.92 209.5 191.03  12.28S
 148 50  0  -33 39 28  16 19  2       19 100  2.88 209.6 191.06  12.31S
 149  0  0  -33 46 16  16 19 15       19  99  2.85 209.6 191.08  12.34S
 149 10  0  -33 53  6  16 19 28       20  99  2.82 209.6 191.11  12.37S
 149 20  0  -33 59 59  16 19 42       20  99  2.79 209.7 191.14  12.39S
 149 30  0  -34  6 54  16 19 55       20  99  2.76 209.7 191.17  12.42S
 149 40  0  -34 13 51  16 20  8       20  99  2.73 209.7 191.19  12.45S
 149 50  0  -34 20 52  16 20 22       20  99  2.70 209.7 191.22  12.47S
 150  0  0  -34 27 54  16 20 36       21  99  2.67 209.8 191.25  12.50S
 150 10  0  -34 34 59  16 20 50       21  98  2.64 209.8 191.27  12.53S
 150 20  0  -34 42  7  16 21  4       21  98  2.61 209.8 191.30  12.55S
 150 30  0  -34 49 17  16 21 18       21  98  2.59 209.8 191.32  12.58S
 150 40  0  -34 56 30  16 21 33       21  98  2.56 209.9 191.35  12.60S
 150 50  0  -35  3 45  16 21 47       22  98  2.53 209.9 191.38  12.63S
 151  0  0  -35 11  3  16 22  2       22  98  2.51 209.9 191.40  12.66S
 151 10  0  -35 18 23  16 22 17       22  97  2.48 209.9 191.43  12.68S
 151 20  0  -35 25 46  16 22 32       22  97  2.46 210.0 191.45  12.71S
 151 30  0  -35 33 11  16 22 47       22  97  2.43 210.0 191.48  12.73S
 151 40  1  -35 40 39  16 23  2       23  97  2.41 210.0 191.50  12.76S
 151 50  1  -35 48 10  16 23 18       23  97  2.39 210.0 191.53  12.78S
 152  0  1  -35 55 43  16 23 34       23  97  2.36 210.1 191.55  12.80S

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

                Librations  Long +2.46   Lat +5.54
                            P +191.8     D +5.2
      Illumination of moon  28%-
        Elongation of Moon  64
    Vertical Profile Scale  2.76 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
   Horizontal Scale Factor  1.83 deg/min

Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in mm)
      CA\Tdia  50   100   150   200   250   300   350
     8.8      5.7   7.1   7.9   8.4   8.8   9.0   9.2
    10.8      5.7   7.1   7.9   8.4   8.8   9.0   9.2
    12.8      5.7   7.1   7.9   8.4   8.8   9.1   9.2
    14.8      5.7   7.1   7.9   8.5   8.8   9.1   9.3
    16.8      5.7   7.2   8.0   8.5   8.8   9.1   9.3

Lunar Limb Profile

Lunar Limb Profile