Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 616, 2009 Feb 4
Grazing Occultation of 616 F2 Magnitude 5.4 [Red = 5.2] v
R616 = 44 Tauri (IM)
Date: 2009 Feb 04 11h 52m, to 2009 Feb 04 12h 3m
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
115 0 0 -32 56 4 11 51 39 -7 31 355 1.69 168.4 179.57 3.12S
115 12 0 -32 52 43 11 52 11 -7 31 355 1.69 168.5 179.65 3.04S
115 24 0 -32 49 28 11 52 44 -7 31 354 1.69 168.5 179.74 2.96S
115 36 0 -32 46 18 11 53 16 -8 31 354 1.69 168.6 179.82 2.87S
115 48 0 -32 43 12 11 53 49 -8 31 354 1.69 168.7 179.91 2.78S
116 0 0 -32 40 13 11 54 22 -8 31 353 1.69 168.8 180.00 2.70S
116 12 0 -32 37 18 11 54 54 -8 31 353 1.69 168.9 180.08 2.61S
116 24 0 -32 34 29 11 55 27 -9 31 353 1.68 169.0 180.17 2.52S
116 36 0 -32 31 44 11 55 59 -9 31 352 1.68 169.1 180.26 2.44S
116 48 0 -32 29 6 11 56 32 -9 31 352 1.68 169.2 180.35 2.35S
117 0 0 -32 26 32 11 57 5 -10 31 351 1.68 169.2 180.43 2.26S
117 12 0 -32 24 4 11 57 37 -10 31 351 1.68 169.3 180.52 2.17S
117 24 0 -32 21 41 11 58 10 -10 31 351 1.68 169.4 180.61 2.08S
117 36 0 -32 19 23 11 58 43 -10 31 350 1.68 169.5 180.70 1.99S
117 48 0 -32 17 11 11 59 15 -11 31 350 1.69 169.6 180.79 1.91S
118 0 0 -32 15 4 11 59 48 -11 31 350 1.69 169.7 180.88 1.81S
118 12 0 -32 13 3 12 0 21 -11 31 349 1.69 169.8 180.97 1.72S
118 24 0 -32 11 6 12 0 53 -11 31 349 1.69 169.9 181.06 1.63S
118 36 0 -32 9 15 12 1 26 -12 31 349 1.69 170.0 181.15 1.54S
118 48 0 -32 7 29 12 1 58 31 348 1.69 170.0 181.24 1.45S
119 0 0 -32 5 49 12 2 30 31 348 1.70 170.1 181.33 1.36S
Path coordinates are referred to WGS84 (as used by GPS), with the
nominal site altitude being referenced to Mean Sea Level.
Projected diameter of star 2 meters
616 = IM Tau, 5.37 to 5.58V, Type DSCT, Period 0.145067 days, Phase 18 %
C A S S I N I R E G I O N G R A Z E
Librations Long -4.41 Lat -6.96
P +180.95 D -6.67
Illumination of moon 67%+
Elongation of Moon 110
Vertical Profile Scale 3.64 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
Horizontal Scale Factor 1.33 deg/min
At longitude 117.00:
Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in cm)
CA\Tdia 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
-1.7 2.8 4.2 4.9 5.3 5.6 5.8 5.9
0.3 2.8 4.2 4.9 5.3 5.6 5.8 5.9
2.3 4.6 6.1 6.8 7.3 7.6 7.8 7.9
4.3 4.6 6.1 6.8 7.3 7.6 7.8 7.9
6.3 5.5 6.9 7.6 8.1 8.4 8.7 8.8
Lunar Limb Profile - Perth
