Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 2051, 2009 Mar 14

Grazing Occultation of    2051 A*      Magnitude 5.9 [Red = 5.9]  v
Date: 2009 Mar 14 17h 21m,  to  2009 Mar 14 17h 29m

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
 168 30  0  -43 26  9  17 21  6       57 309  0.65  23.5   4.28   0.63N
 168 40  0  -43 27 54  17 21 26       57 309  0.66  23.4   4.22   0.69N
 168 50  0  -43 29 37  17 21 45       57 309  0.66  23.3   4.17   0.75N
 169  0  0  -43 31 19  17 22  5       56 308  0.66  23.3   4.11   0.80N
 169 10  0  -43 32 59  17 22 24       56 308  0.67  23.2   4.06   0.86N
 169 20  1  -43 34 38  17 22 43       56 308  0.67  23.2   4.00   0.91N
 169 30  1  -43 36 16  17 23  2       56 308  0.68  23.1   3.95   0.97N
 169 40  1  -43 37 52  17 23 21       56 307  0.68  23.1   3.89   1.02N
 169 50  1  -43 39 27  17 23 40       56 307  0.68  23.0   3.84   1.08N
 170  0  1  -43 41  0  17 23 59       55 307  0.69  23.0   3.78   1.13N
 170 10  1  -43 42 32  17 24 18       55 306  0.69  22.9   3.73   1.19N
 170 20  1  -43 44  3  17 24 37       55 306  0.70  22.9   3.67   1.24N
 170 30  1  -43 45 33  17 24 56       55 306  0.70  22.8   3.63   1.29N
 170 40  2  -43 47  1  17 25 14       55 305  0.70  22.7   3.57   1.34N
 170 50  2  -43 48 27  17 25 33       55 305  0.71  22.7   3.52   1.39N
 171  0  2  -43 49 53  17 25 51       55 305  0.71  22.6   3.46   1.45N
 171 10  2  -43 51 17  17 26 10       54 305  0.72  22.6   3.41   1.50N
 171 20  2  -43 52 40  17 26 28       54 304  0.72  22.5   3.36   1.56N
 171 30  2  -43 54  1  17 26 47       54 304  0.73  22.5   3.30   1.61N
 171 40  2  -43 55 21  17 27  5  -12  54 304  0.73  22.4   3.25   1.66N
 171 50  2  -43 56 40  17 27 23  -12  54 304  0.73  22.4   3.20   1.72N
 172  0  3  -43 57 58  17 27 41  -12  54 303  0.74  22.3   3.14   1.77N
 172 10  3  -43 59 14  17 27 59  -11  53 303  0.74  22.3   3.09   1.82N
 172 20  3  -44  0 29  17 28 17  -11  53 303  0.75  22.2   3.04   1.88N
 172 30  3  -44  1 43  17 28 35  -11  53 302  0.75  22.2   2.98   1.93N
 172 40  3  -44  2 55  17 28 53  -11  53 302  0.76  22.1   2.93   1.98N
 172 50  3  -44  4  6  17 29 11  -11  53 302  0.76  22.1   2.88   2.03N
 173  0  3  -44  5 16  17 29 28  -10  53 302  0.76  22.0   2.82   2.10N

Path coordinates are referred to WGS84 (as used by GPS), with the
nominal site altitude being referenced to Mean Sea Level.

      2051 = CS Vir, 5.84 to 5.95V, Type ACV, Period 9.2954 days, Phase 38 %, Risetime = 4.6 days

    C A S S I N I   R E G I O N   G R A Z E
                Librations  Long +4.73   Lat +6.39
                            P +4.03     D -5.82
      Illumination of moon  86%-
        Elongation of Moon  135
    Vertical Profile Scale  1.96 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
   Horizontal Scale Factor  1.41 deg/min


At longitude 170.83:
Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in cm)
      CA\Tdia   5    10    15    20    25    30    35
    -2.6      2.6   4.0   4.8   5.3   5.6   5.8   6.0
    -0.6      2.6   4.0   4.8   5.3   5.6   5.8   6.0
     1.4      2.6   4.0   4.8   5.3   5.6   5.8   6.0
     3.4      3.2   4.6   5.4   5.9   6.2   6.5   6.6
     5.4      4.6   6.1   6.9   7.4   7.7   8.0   8.2

Lunar Limb Profile

Lunar Limb Profile