Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 2936, 2013 May 1 near Grafton, NSW
Graze profile
Grazing Occultation of 2936 K0 Magnitude 6.5 [Red = 5.9]
Date: 2013 May 01 14h 56m, to 2013 May 01 15h 1m
Nominal site altitude 50m
E. Longit. Latitude U.T. Sun Moon TanZ PA AA CA
o ' " o ' " h m s Alt Alt Az o o o
149 0 0 -29 19 22 14 56 10 25 94 2.16 170.2 182.11 3.46S
149 30 0 -29 24 17 14 56 32 25 94 2.11 170.1 182.04 3.39S
150 0 0 -29 29 6 14 56 54 26 93 2.06 170.1 181.97 3.32S
150 30 0 -29 33 49 14 57 17 26 93 2.01 170.0 181.89 3.25S
151 0 0 -29 38 27 14 57 41 27 93 1.97 169.9 181.82 3.17S
151 30 0 -29 42 59 14 58 4 27 92 1.92 169.8 181.74 3.10S
152 0 0 -29 47 25 14 58 28 28 92 1.88 169.8 181.67 3.02S
152 30 0 -29 51 44 14 58 53 29 92 1.84 169.7 181.59 2.94S
153 0 0 -29 55 58 14 59 18 29 91 1.80 169.6 181.51 2.87S
153 30 0 -30 0 6 14 59 44 30 91 1.76 169.5 181.43 2.78S
154 0 0 -30 4 7 15 0 10 30 91 1.73 169.4 181.35 2.70S
154 30 0 -30 8 2 15 0 37 31 90 1.69 169.4 181.27 2.62S
155 0 0 -30 11 51 15 1 4 31 90 1.65 169.3 181.18 2.54S
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 [Estimated]
C A S S I N I R E G I O N G R A Z E
Librations Long +5.36 Lat -6.76
P +181.06 D -6.65
Illumination of moon 59%-
Elongation of Moon 100
Vertical Profile Scale 1.90 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
Horizontal Scale Factor 1.73 deg/min
At longitude 152.00:
Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in cm)
CA\Tdia 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
-1.0 2.9 4.3 5.0 5.4 5.6 5.8 5.9
1.0 4.7 6.1 6.8 7.3 7.6 7.8 7.9
3.0 4.7 6.1 6.8 7.3 7.6 7.8 7.9
5.0 5.5 6.9 7.7 8.1 8.4 8.7 8.8
7.0 5.5 6.9 7.7 8.1 8.5 8.7 8.8
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Results of Observer Scan UT
Site Long. Lat. Dist. h m s
Lunar Limb Profile
