Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 1208, 2008 Aug 27

Grazing Occultation of    1208 DK1      Magnitude   6.4 
Date   2008 August 27    (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
 115  0  0  -33 28  6  21 55 27   -11  9  54  6.04  11.6   1.59   3.60N
 115 10  0  -33 24 27  21 55 32   -10 10  54  5.94  11.6   1.61   3.58N
 115 20  0  -33 20 48  21 55 36   -10 10  53  5.84  11.6   1.64   3.55N
 115 30  0  -33 17 11  21 55 41   -10 10  53  5.74  11.6   1.67   3.53N
 115 40  0  -33 13 35  21 55 46   -10 10  53  5.65  11.7   1.70   3.50N
 115 50  0  -33 10  0  21 55 51   -10 10  53  5.56  11.7   1.73   3.47N
 116  0  0  -33  6 27  21 55 56   -10 10  53  5.47  11.7   1.76   3.44N
 116 10  0  -33  2 55  21 56  1   -10 11  53  5.38  11.8   1.78   3.41N
 116 20  0  -32 59 24  21 56  6    -9 11  53  5.30  11.8   1.81   3.38N
 116 30  0  -32 55 54  21 56 11    -9 11  53  5.22  11.8   1.84   3.35N
 116 40  0  -32 52 26  21 56 16    -9 11  53  5.14  11.8   1.87   3.32N
 116 50  0  -32 49  0  21 56 22    -9 11  52  5.06  11.9   1.90   3.29N
 117  0  0  -32 45 34  21 56 27    -9 11  52  4.99  11.9   1.93   3.26N
 117 10  0  -32 42 10  21 56 33    -9 11  52  4.92  11.9   1.96   3.23N
 117 20  0  -32 38 48  21 56 39    -8 12  52  4.85  12.0   2.00   3.20N
 117 30  0  -32 35 26  21 56 45    -8 12  52  4.78  12.0   2.03   3.17N
 117 40  0  -32 32  7  21 56 51    -8 12  52  4.71  12.0   2.06   3.14N
 117 50  0  -32 28 48  21 56 57    -8 12  52  4.65  12.1   2.09   3.11N
 118  0  0  -32 25 31  21 57  3    -8 12  52  4.59  12.1   2.12   3.07N
 118 10  0  -32 22 16  21 57  9    -8 12  51  4.53  12.1   2.16   3.04N
 118 20  0  -32 19  2  21 57 15    -7 13  51  4.47  12.2   2.19   3.01N
 118 30  0  -32 15 49  21 57 22    -7 13  51  4.41  12.2   2.22   2.97N
 118 40  0  -32 12 38  21 57 28    -7 13  51  4.35  12.2   2.26   2.94N
 118 50  0  -32  9 28  21 57 35    -7 13  51  4.30  12.3   2.29   2.91N
 119  0  0  -32  6 20  21 57 42    -7 13  51  4.24  12.3   2.32   2.87N

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

   1208 is double :   6.5  9.9   2.1"  326.0
Graze Path of component #2  5.29km South, and 3.3 secs. earlier cf. primary.

                Librations  Long +3.35   Lat -3.25
                            P +2.1     D +3.6
      Illumination of moon  10%-
        Elongation of Moon  37
    Vertical Profile Scale  3.50 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
   Horizontal Scale Factor  1.61 deg/min

Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in mm)
      CA\Tdia  50   100   150   200   250   300   350
    -1.1      3.0   4.3   4.9   5.2   5.4   5.5   5.6
     0.9      4.4   5.7   6.4   6.7   7.0   7.1   7.2
     2.9      4.4   5.7   6.4   6.7   7.0   7.1   7.2
     4.9      4.9   6.3   7.0   7.4   7.7   7.8   7.9
     6.9      4.9   6.3   7.0   7.4   7.7   7.8   7.9

Lunar Limb Profile

Lunar Limb Profile