Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 2366, 2008 Apr 23

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

Date   2008 April 23    (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
 149  0  0  -30 23  1  17 37 28       74 279  0.30   7.0 358.00   8.42N
 149 10  0  -30 22 49  17 37 59       73 279  0.30   6.9 357.91   8.51N
 149 20  0  -30 22 35  17 38 30       73 278  0.30   6.8 357.82   8.60N
 149 30  0  -30 22 19  17 39  2       73 278  0.31   6.7 357.72   8.70N
 149 40  0  -30 22  1  17 39 33       73 278  0.31   6.6 357.63   8.79N
 149 50  0  -30 21 41  17 40  4       72 278  0.32   6.5 357.54   8.88N
 150  0  0  -30 21 19  17 40 34       72 277  0.32   6.4 357.45   8.98N
 150 10  0  -30 20 54  17 41  5       72 277  0.33   6.3 357.35   9.07N
 150 20  0  -30 20 28  17 41 36       72 277  0.33   6.2 357.26   9.16N
 150 30  0  -30 20  0  17 42  7       71 276  0.34   6.2 357.17   9.25N
 150 40  0  -30 19 30  17 42 37       71 276  0.34   6.1 357.08   9.34N
 150 50  0  -30 18 57  17 43  8       71 276  0.35   6.0 356.99   9.43N
 151  0  0  -30 18 23  17 43 38       71 276  0.35   5.9 356.90   9.52N
 151 10  0  -30 17 47  17 44  8       70 275  0.36   5.8 356.81   9.61N
 151 20  0  -30 17  9  17 44 39       70 275  0.36   5.7 356.72   9.70N
 151 30  0  -30 16 28  17 45  9       70 275  0.37   5.6 356.63   9.79N
 151 40  0  -30 15 46  17 45 39       70 275  0.37   5.5 356.54   9.88N
 151 50  0  -30 15  2  17 46  9       69 275  0.38   5.4 356.45   9.97N
 152  0  0  -30 14 16  17 46 39       69 274  0.38   5.3 356.36  10.06N
 152 10  0  -30 13 28  17 47  9       69 274  0.39   5.3 356.28  10.14N
 152 20  0  -30 12 38  17 47 39       69 274  0.39   5.2 356.19  10.23N
 152 30  0  -30 11 46  17 48  8       68 274  0.40   5.1 356.10  10.32N
 152 40  0  -30 10 52  17 48 38       68 273  0.40   5.0 356.01  10.40N
 152 50  0  -30  9 56  17 49  7       68 273  0.41   4.9 355.93  10.49N
 153  0  0  -30  8 58  17 49 37       68 273  0.41   4.8 355.84  10.58N
 153 10  0  -30  7 58  17 50  6       67 273  0.42   4.7 355.76  10.66N
 153 20  0  -30  6 57  17 50 35       67 273  0.42   4.7 355.67  10.75N
 153 30  0  -30  5 53  17 51  5       67 272  0.43   4.6 355.59  10.83N
 153 40  1  -30  4 48  17 51 34       67 272  0.43   4.5 355.50  10.92N
 153 50  1  -30  3 40  17 52  3       66 272  0.44   4.4 355.42  11.00N
 154  0  1  -30  2 31  17 52 32       66 272  0.44   4.3 355.33  11.09N

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  0.05km North, and 8.2 secs. earlier cf. primary.

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

    C A S S I N I   R E G I O N   G R A Z E

                Librations  Long -1.97   Lat +6.29
                            P +355.1     D -5.9
      Illumination of moon  90%-
        Elongation of Moon  144
    Vertical Profile Scale  1.87 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
   Horizontal Scale Factor  1.19 deg/min

Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in mm)
      CA\Tdia  50   100   150   200   250   300   350
     7.1      4.6   6.1   6.9   7.4   7.7   8.0   8.2
     9.1      4.8   6.2   7.0   7.5   7.9   8.2   8.4
    11.1      5.1   6.6   7.4   7.9   8.3   8.5   8.7
    13.1      5.6   7.0   7.8   8.3   8.7   9.0   9.2
    15.1      5.6   7.0   7.8   8.3   8.7   9.0   9.2

Lunar Limb Profile

Lunar Limb Profile