Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 3270, 2008 May 27
Grazing Occultation of 3270 K3 Magnitude 5.8
Date 2008 May 27 (Tuesday) 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
146 0 0 -38 23 10 18 20 19 52 48 0.79 324.5 344.27 14.33N
146 10 0 -38 19 1 18 20 40 52 47 0.79 324.5 344.20 14.40N
146 20 0 -38 14 50 18 21 1 52 47 0.78 324.4 344.14 14.46N
146 30 0 -38 10 37 18 21 22 52 47 0.78 324.3 344.08 14.52N
146 40 0 -38 6 22 18 21 43 52 47 0.77 324.3 344.02 14.59N
146 50 0 -38 2 5 18 22 5 53 46 0.77 324.2 343.96 14.65N
147 0 0 -37 57 46 18 22 26 53 46 0.76 324.2 343.89 14.71N
147 10 0 -37 53 25 18 22 48 53 46 0.75 324.1 343.83 14.77N
147 20 0 -37 49 2 18 23 10 53 45 0.75 324.0 343.77 14.84N
147 30 0 -37 44 37 18 23 32 53 45 0.74 324.0 343.70 14.90N
147 40 0 -37 40 10 18 23 54 54 45 0.74 323.9 343.64 14.96N
147 50 0 -37 35 41 18 24 16 54 45 0.73 323.8 343.58 15.03N
148 0 0 -37 31 9 18 24 38 54 44 0.73 323.8 343.52 15.09N
148 10 0 -37 26 36 18 25 1 54 44 0.72 323.7 343.45 15.15N
148 20 0 -37 22 0 18 25 24 54 44 0.72 323.7 343.39 15.22N
148 30 0 -37 17 22 18 25 46 55 43 0.71 323.6 343.32 15.28N
148 40 0 -37 12 42 18 26 9 55 43 0.71 323.5 343.26 15.34N
148 50 0 -37 8 0 18 26 32 55 43 0.70 323.5 343.20 15.41N
149 0 0 -37 3 15 18 26 55 55 42 0.70 323.4 343.13 15.47N
149 10 0 -36 58 29 18 27 19 55 42 0.69 323.3 343.07 15.54N
149 20 0 -36 53 40 18 27 42 56 42 0.69 323.3 343.00 15.60N
149 30 0 -36 48 49 18 28 6 56 42 0.68 323.2 342.94 15.66N
149 40 0 -36 43 55 18 28 29 56 41 0.68 323.1 342.88 15.73N
149 50 0 -36 39 0 18 28 53 56 41 0.67 323.1 342.81 15.79N
150 0 0 -36 34 2 18 29 17 56 41 0.67 323.0 342.75 15.86N
150 10 0 -36 29 2 18 29 41 57 40 0.66 322.9 342.68 15.92N
150 20 0 -36 23 59 18 30 5 57 40 0.66 322.9 342.62 15.99N
150 30 0 -36 18 54 18 30 30 57 40 0.65 322.8 342.55 16.05N
150 40 1 -36 13 47 18 30 54 57 39 0.65 322.8 342.49 16.12N
150 50 1 -36 8 38 18 31 19 57 39 0.64 322.7 342.42 16.18N
151 0 1 -36 3 26 18 31 44 58 39 0.64 322.6 342.36 16.25N
Path coordinates are referred to WGS84 (as used by GPS).
Librations Long -7.29 Lat -1.56
P +342.5 D +4.0
Illumination of moon 53%-
Elongation of Moon 94
Vertical Profile Scale 1.95 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
Horizontal Scale Factor 1.38 deg/min
Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in mm)
CA\Tdia 50 100 150 200 250 300 350
12.2 5.9 7.3 8.2 8.7 9.1 9.4 9.6
14.2 5.9 7.4 8.2 8.7 9.1 9.4 9.6
16.2 5.9 7.4 8.2 8.7 9.1 9.4 9.6
18.2 5.9 7.4 8.2 8.7 9.1 9.4 9.6
20.2 5.9 7.4 8.2 8.7 9.1 9.4 9.6
Lunar Limb Profile
