Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 2892, 2009 Oct 25
Grazing Occultation of 2892cK0 Magnitude 6.8 [Red = 0.0]
Date: 2009 Oct 25 9h 27m, to 2009 Oct 25 10h 17m
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
140 0 0 -40 43 35 9 39 50 -6 63 310 0.51 153.2 162.07 16.36S
140 30 0 -40 26 19 9 41 3 -7 63 308 0.51 153.1 161.95 16.48S
141 0 0 -40 8 46 9 42 15 -7 62 307 0.52 152.9 161.83 16.60S
141 30 0 -39 50 57 9 43 29 -8 62 305 0.53 152.8 161.72 16.71S
142 0 0 -39 32 52 9 44 43 -9 62 303 0.54 152.7 161.60 16.83S
142 30 0 -39 14 29 9 45 57 -9 61 302 0.54 152.6 161.49 16.94S
143 0 0 -38 55 51 9 47 12 -10 61 300 0.55 152.5 161.38 17.05S
143 30 0 -38 36 57 9 48 28 -11 61 299 0.56 152.4 161.28 17.15S
144 0 0 -38 17 47 9 49 43 -11 60 297 0.57 152.3 161.17 17.26S
144 30 0 -37 58 22 9 50 59 60 296 0.58 152.2 161.07 17.36S
145 0 0 -37 38 41 9 52 16 59 294 0.59 152.1 160.97 17.46S
145 30 0 -37 18 46 9 53 33 59 293 0.60 152.0 160.88 17.55S
146 0 0 -36 58 36 9 54 50 58 291 0.62 151.9 160.80 17.63S
146 30 0 -36 38 12 9 56 7 58 290 0.63 151.8 160.71 17.72S
147 0 0 -36 17 35 9 57 24 57 289 0.64 151.7 160.63 17.80S
147 30 0 -35 56 44 9 58 42 57 287 0.65 151.7 160.55 17.88S
148 0 0 -35 35 41 10 0 0 56 286 0.67 151.6 160.48 17.95S
148 30 0 -35 14 26 10 1 18 56 285 0.68 151.5 160.41 18.02S
149 0 0 -34 52 59 10 2 36 55 284 0.70 151.5 160.35 18.08S
149 30 0 -34 31 22 10 3 54 55 282 0.71 151.4 160.29 18.14S
150 0 0 -34 9 34 10 5 11 54 281 0.73 151.3 160.23 18.20S
150 30 0 -33 47 36 10 6 29 53 280 0.74 151.3 160.18 18.25S
151 0 0 -33 25 30 10 7 46 53 279 0.76 151.2 160.13 18.30S
151 30 0 -33 3 15 10 9 4 52 278 0.78 151.2 160.09 18.34S
152 0 0 -32 40 52 10 10 21 52 277 0.79 151.2 160.05 18.38S
152 30 0 -32 18 23 10 11 38 51 276 0.81 151.1 160.01 18.42S
153 0 0 -31 55 47 10 12 54 50 275 0.83 151.1 159.99 18.44S
153 30 0 -31 33 6 10 14 10 50 274 0.85 151.1 159.96 18.47S
154 0 0 -31 10 21 10 15 25 49 273 0.87 151.1 159.94 18.49S
Path coordinates are referred to WGS84 (as used by GPS), with the
nominal site altitude being referenced to Mean Sea Level.
2892 is double:
AB 6.7 8.6 0.20" 45.0 Graze path of B 0.12 km south, and 0.5 secs later compared to A
Librations Long +0.62 Lat -0.39
P +161.07 D +0.09
Illumination of moon 44%+
Elongation of Moon 83
Vertical Profile Scale 2.06 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
Horizontal Scale Factor 1.37 deg/min
At longitude 144.50:
Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in cm)
CA\Tdia 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
13.4 6.0 7.4 8.3 8.8 9.2 9.5 9.7
15.4 6.0 7.5 8.3 8.8 9.2 9.5 9.8
17.4 6.0 7.5 8.3 8.8 9.2 9.5 9.8
19.4 6.0 7.5 8.3 8.9 9.3 9.6 9.8
21.4 6.0 7.5 8.3 8.9 9.3 9.6 9.8
Lunar Limb Profile - Victoria and NSW
