Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 3011, 2009 Oct 26

Grazing Occultation of    3011 B9      Magnitude 7.1 [Red = 7.1]   
Date: 2009 Oct 26 10h 29m,  to  2009 Oct 26 11h 22m

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  -42  2 53  10 42 53       57 310  0.66 148.4 161.54  17.09S
 140 30  0  -41 41  7  10 44 11       56 309  0.66 148.3 161.45  17.18S
 141  0  0  -41 19  4  10 45 29       56 307  0.67 148.2 161.36  17.27S
 141 30  0  -40 56 46  10 46 49       56 305  0.68 148.1 161.28  17.35S
 142  0  0  -40 34 12  10 48  9       56 304  0.69 148.0 161.20  17.43S
 142 30  0  -40 11 24  10 49 29       55 302  0.69 148.0 161.13  17.50S
 143  0  0  -39 48 21  10 50 50       55 301  0.70 147.9 161.06  17.57S
 143 30  0  -39 25  4  10 52 12       55 299  0.71 147.8 160.99  17.64S
 144  0  0  -39  1 34  10 53 34       54 298  0.72 147.8 160.93  17.70S
 144 30  0  -38 37 53  10 54 56       54 297  0.73 147.7 160.87  17.76S
 145  0  0  -38 13 59  10 56 18       53 295  0.75 147.7 160.82  17.81S
 145 30  0  -37 49 55  10 57 41       53 294  0.76 147.6 160.77  17.86S
 146  0  0  -37 25 41  10 59  4       52 292  0.77 147.6 160.73  17.90S
 146 30  0  -37  1 18  11  0 27       52 291  0.78 147.5 160.69  17.94S
 147  0  0  -36 36 47  11  1 50       51 290  0.80 147.5 160.66  17.98S
 147 30  0  -36 12  9  11  3 13       51 289  0.81 147.5 160.63  18.01S
 148  0  0  -35 47 25  11  4 36       50 287  0.83 147.4 160.60  18.03S
 148 30  0  -35 22 36  11  5 59       50 286  0.84 147.4 160.58  18.05S
 149  0  0  -34 57 43  11  7 22       49 285  0.86 147.4 160.57  18.06S
 149 30  0  -34 32 47  11  8 44       49 284  0.88 147.4 160.56  18.07S
 150  0  0  -34  7 49  11 10  6       48 283  0.90 147.4 160.56  18.08S
 150 30  0  -33 42 50  11 11 28       48 282  0.92 147.4 160.56  18.08S
 151  0  0  -33 17 51  11 12 49       47 281  0.93 147.4 160.56  18.07S
 151 30  0  -32 52 53  11 14  9       46 280  0.96 147.4 160.57  18.06S
 152  0  0  -32 27 57  11 15 29       46 279  0.98 147.4 160.59  18.04S
 152 30  0  -32  3  5  11 16 49       45 278  1.00 147.4 160.61  18.02S
 153  0  0  -31 38 16  11 18  7       44 277  1.02 147.5 160.64  18.00S
 153 30  0  -31 13 33  11 19 25       44 276  1.04 147.5 160.67  17.96S
 154  0  0  -30 48 56  11 20 41       43 275  1.07 147.5 160.70  17.93S

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


                Librations  Long -0.85   Lat -1.90
                            P +160.89     D -1.82
      Illumination of moon  54%+
        Elongation of Moon  94
    Vertical Profile Scale  2.20 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
   Horizontal Scale Factor  1.42 deg/min


At longitude 144.50:
Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in cm)
      CA\Tdia   5    10    15    20    25    30    35
    13.8      5.9   7.3   8.1   8.7   9.1   9.3   9.6
    15.8      5.9   7.3   8.2   8.7   9.1   9.4   9.6
    17.8      5.9   7.3   8.2   8.7   9.1   9.4   9.6
    19.8      5.9   7.4   8.2   8.7   9.1   9.4   9.6
    21.8      5.9   7.4   8.2   8.7   9.1   9.4   9.6


Lunar Limb Profile - Victoria and NSW

Lunar Limb Profile