Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 2750, 2008 May 23

Grazing Occultation of    2750 SB2      Magnitude   2.1 
 2750 = Nunki = sigma Sagittarii              

Date   2008 May 23    (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
 148  0  0  -24 46  8  17  0 12       87 203  0.05 163.3 167.85 -15.08S
 148 10  0  -24 43 19  17  0 38       87 209  0.05 163.2 167.76 -15.17S
 148 20  0  -24 40 28  17  1  5       87 214  0.05 163.1 167.67 -15.26S
 148 30  0  -24 37 34  17  1 31       87 218  0.05 163.1 167.58 -15.35S
 148 40  0  -24 34 39  17  1 57       87 222  0.06 163.0 167.49 -15.44S
 148 50  0  -24 31 40  17  2 24       87 225  0.06 162.9 167.40 -15.53S
 149  0  0  -24 28 40  17  2 51       86 228  0.06 162.8 167.31 -15.62S
 149 10  0  -24 25 37  17  3 17       86 230  0.06 162.7 167.22 -15.71S
 149 20  0  -24 22 32  17  3 44       86 232  0.07 162.6 167.13 -15.81S
 149 30  0  -24 19 25  17  4 11       86 234  0.07 162.5 167.03 -15.90S
 149 40  0  -24 16 15  17  4 37       86 235  0.08 162.4 166.94 -15.99S
 149 50  0  -24 13  3  17  5  4       85 237  0.08 162.3 166.85 -16.08S
 150  0  0  -24  9 49  17  5 31       85 238  0.08 162.2 166.76 -16.17S
 150 10  0  -24  6 33  17  5 58       85 239  0.09 162.1 166.68 -16.26S
 150 20  0  -24  3 14  17  6 25       85 240  0.09 162.1 166.59 -16.35S
 150 30  0  -23 59 52  17  6 52       85 240  0.10 162.0 166.50 -16.43S
 150 40  0  -23 56 29  17  7 19       84 241  0.10 161.9 166.41 -16.52S
 150 50  0  -23 53  3  17  7 46       84 242  0.10 161.8 166.32 -16.61S
 151  0  0  -23 49 35  17  8 13       84 242  0.11 161.7 166.23 -16.70S
 151 10  0  -23 46  4  17  8 40       84 243  0.11 161.6 166.14 -16.79S
 151 20  0  -23 42 31  17  9  7       83 243  0.12 161.5 166.06 -16.88S
 151 30  0  -23 38 56  17  9 35       83 244  0.12 161.4 165.97 -16.96S
 151 40  0  -23 35 18  17 10  2       83 244  0.12 161.4 165.88 -17.05S
 151 50  0  -23 31 38  17 10 29       83 245  0.13 161.3 165.79 -17.14S
 152  0  0  -23 27 56  17 10 56       82 245  0.13 161.2 165.71 -17.23S

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

   2750 is triple :   2.9  2.9   0.100"   90.0 :   2.0  9.5  309"  244.0
Graze Path of component #2  0.06km North, and 0.3 secs. later cf. primary.
Graze Path of component #3  68.66km North, and 1052.1 secs. earlier cf. primary.

                Librations  Long -4.30   Lat +4.20
                            P +165.4     D +3.3
      Illumination of moon  89%-
        Elongation of Moon  140
    Vertical Profile Scale  1.86 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
   Horizontal Scale Factor  1.13 deg/min

Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in mm)
      CA\Tdia  50   100   150   200   250   300   350
   -21.2      2.6   4.0   4.8   5.3   5.6   5.9   6.1
   -19.2      2.6   4.0   4.8   5.3   5.6   5.9   6.1
   -17.2      2.6   4.0   4.8   5.3   5.6   5.9   6.1
   -15.2      2.6   4.0   4.8   5.3   5.6   5.9   6.1
   -13.2      2.6   4.0   4.8   5.3   5.6   5.9   6.1

Lunar Limb Profile

Lunar Limb Profile