Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 569, 2009 Sep 10
Grazing Occultation of 569cA2 Magnitude 5.3 [Red = 0.0]
Date: 2009 Sep 10 17h 12m, to 2009 Sep 10 17h 46m
Nominal site altitude 5m
E. Longit. Latitude U.T. Sun Moon TanZ PA AA CA
o ' " o ' " h m s Alt Alt Az o o o
147 0 0 -31 35 7 17 29 54 30 19 1.71 340.6 353.76 5.56N
147 30 0 -31 15 27 17 30 52 31 19 1.67 340.7 353.83 5.49N
148 0 0 -30 55 58 17 31 51 31 18 1.64 340.8 353.91 5.41N
148 30 0 -30 36 41 17 32 51 32 17 1.61 340.8 354.00 5.33N
149 0 0 -30 17 36 17 33 52 32 16 1.58 340.9 354.09 5.24N
149 30 0 -29 58 44 17 34 54 33 16 1.55 341.0 354.18 5.14N
150 0 0 -29 40 6 17 35 57 33 15 1.52 341.1 354.28 5.04N
150 30 0 -29 21 43 17 37 1 34 14 1.50 341.2 354.39 4.93N
151 0 0 -29 3 35 17 38 6 34 13 1.47 341.3 354.51 4.82N
151 30 0 -28 45 43 17 39 11 35 13 1.45 341.5 354.63 4.70N
152 0 0 -28 28 8 17 40 18 35 12 1.42 341.6 354.75 4.57N
152 30 0 -28 10 51 17 41 25 36 11 1.40 341.7 354.89 4.44N
153 0 0 -27 53 53 17 42 33 36 10 1.38 341.9 355.02 4.30N
153 30 0 -27 37 13 17 43 42 36 9 1.36 342.0 355.17 4.15N
154 0 0 -27 20 53 17 44 52 37 9 1.34 342.2 355.32 4.00N
154 30 0 -27 4 54 17 46 2 37 8 1.32 342.3 355.48 3.84N
Path coordinates are referred to WGS84 (as used by GPS), with the
nominal site altitude being referenced to Mean Sea Level.
569 is double:
AB 5.2 6.0 0.23" 195.8 Graze path of B 0.55 km north, and 0.4 secs earlier compared to A
Librations Long -4.53 Lat -6.37
P +353.98 D +7.10
Illumination of moon 65%-
Elongation of Moon 107
Vertical Profile Scale 2.86 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
Horizontal Scale Factor 1.39 deg/min
At longitude 144.50:
Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in cm)
CA\Tdia 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
1.8 4.6 6.0 6.8 7.2 7.5 7.7 7.8
3.8 4.6 6.0 6.8 7.2 7.5 7.7 7.9
5.8 5.4 6.8 7.6 8.1 8.4 8.6 8.7
7.8 5.4 6.9 7.6 8.1 8.4 8.6 8.8
9.8 5.4 6.9 7.6 8.1 8.4 8.6 8.8
Lunar Limb Profile - Brisbane
