Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 2084, 2009 Feb 15
Grazing Occultation of 2084 A3 Magnitude 6.5 [Red = 6.4]
Date: 2009 Feb 15 14h 57m, to 2009 Feb 15 15h 2m
Nominal site altitude 100m
E. Longit. Latitude U.T. Sun Moon TanZ PA AA CA
o ' " o ' " h m s Alt Alt Az o o o
171 0 0 -41 56 17 14 56 57 52 68 0.79 209.4 191.18 10.13S
171 10 0 -42 3 51 14 57 21 52 68 0.79 209.4 191.16 10.11S
171 20 0 -42 11 23 14 57 45 52 67 0.78 209.4 191.13 10.08S
171 30 0 -42 18 54 14 58 9 52 67 0.78 209.3 191.11 10.06S
171 40 0 -42 26 23 14 58 33 52 66 0.78 209.3 191.09 10.04S
171 50 1 -42 33 50 14 58 57 52 66 0.77 209.3 191.07 10.02S
172 0 1 -42 41 16 14 59 21 52 66 0.77 209.3 191.04 9.99S
172 10 1 -42 48 41 14 59 44 53 65 0.76 209.2 191.02 9.97S
172 20 1 -42 56 3 15 0 8 53 65 0.76 209.2 190.99 9.94S
172 30 1 -43 3 24 15 0 32 53 64 0.76 209.2 190.97 9.92S
172 40 1 -43 10 44 15 0 56 53 64 0.75 209.2 190.94 9.89S
172 50 1 -43 18 2 15 1 19 53 63 0.75 209.1 190.92 9.87S
173 0 1 -43 25 18 15 1 43 53 63 0.75 209.1 190.89 9.84S
Path coordinates are referred to WGS84 (as used by GPS), with the
nominal site altitude being referenced to Mean Sea Level.
Librations Long +6.08 Lat +6.29
P +191.72 D +5.27
Illumination of moon 62%-
Elongation of Moon 104
Vertical Profile Scale 2.22 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
Horizontal Scale Factor 1.51 deg/min
At longitude 172.00:
Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in cm)
CA\Tdia 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
6.0 5.7 7.2 8.0 8.5 8.9 9.2 9.4
8.0 5.7 7.2 8.0 8.5 8.9 9.2 9.4
10.0 5.8 7.2 8.0 8.6 8.9 9.2 9.4
12.0 5.8 7.2 8.0 8.6 8.9 9.2 9.4
14.0 5.8 7.2 8.1 8.6 9.0 9.2 9.4
Lunar Limb Profile
