Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 2972, 2013 Aug 19 near Port Pirie, SA and Grafton NSW
Graze profile Pt Pirie | Grafton
Grazing Occultation of 2972 B3 Magnitude 6.8 [Red = 6.8]
Date: 2013 Aug 19 11h 5m, to 2013 Aug 19 11h 45m
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
133 0 0 -33 32 2 11 5 11 50 71 0.84 164.7 178.15 14.61S
133 30 0 -33 30 30 11 5 54 51 70 0.82 164.6 178.03 14.73S
134 0 0 -33 28 48 11 6 37 51 70 0.81 164.5 177.91 14.85S
134 30 0 -33 26 57 11 7 20 52 69 0.79 164.4 177.79 14.97S
135 0 0 -33 24 57 11 8 4 52 69 0.78 164.3 177.67 15.09S
135 30 0 -33 22 47 11 8 49 53 68 0.76 164.1 177.54 15.22S
136 0 0 -33 20 28 11 9 34 53 67 0.75 164.0 177.42 15.34S
136 30 0 -33 18 0 11 10 20 54 67 0.73 163.9 177.29 15.47S
137 0 0 -33 15 22 11 11 6 54 66 0.72 163.8 177.16 15.59S
137 30 0 -33 12 34 11 11 52 55 65 0.70 163.6 177.04 15.72S
138 0 0 -33 9 37 11 12 39 55 65 0.69 163.5 176.91 15.85S
138 30 0 -33 6 30 11 13 27 56 64 0.67 163.4 176.78 15.98S
139 0 0 -33 3 13 11 14 15 57 63 0.66 163.2 176.65 16.11S
139 30 0 -32 59 45 11 15 4 57 63 0.65 163.1 176.52 16.24S
140 0 0 -32 56 8 11 15 53 58 62 0.63 163.0 176.38 16.37S
140 30 0 -32 52 21 11 16 43 58 61 0.62 162.8 176.25 16.50S
141 0 0 -32 48 23 11 17 33 59 60 0.61 162.7 176.12 16.63S
141 30 0 -32 44 15 11 18 24 59 60 0.59 162.6 175.98 16.77S
142 0 0 -32 39 56 11 19 15 60 59 0.58 162.4 175.85 16.90S
142 30 0 -32 35 27 11 20 7 60 58 0.57 162.3 175.71 17.04S
143 0 0 -32 30 47 11 20 59 61 57 0.55 162.2 175.57 17.17S
143 30 0 -32 25 57 11 21 52 62 56 0.54 162.0 175.43 17.31S
144 0 0 -32 20 55 11 22 46 62 55 0.53 161.9 175.30 17.45S
144 30 0 -32 15 43 11 23 40 63 54 0.52 161.8 175.17 17.58S
145 0 0 -32 10 19 11 24 34 63 53 0.51 161.6 175.03 17.71S
145 30 0 -32 4 45 11 25 30 64 53 0.49 161.5 174.89 17.85S
146 0 0 -31 58 59 11 26 25 64 51 0.48 161.3 174.75 17.99S
146 30 0 -31 53 2 11 27 21 65 50 0.47 161.2 174.61 18.13S
147 0 0 -31 46 54 11 28 18 65 49 0.46 161.1 174.47 18.27S
147 30 0 -31 40 34 11 29 16 66 48 0.45 160.9 174.33 18.41S
148 0 0 -31 34 2 11 30 14 66 47 0.44 160.8 174.19 18.55S
148 30 0 -31 27 19 11 31 12 67 46 0.42 160.6 174.04 18.69S
149 0 0 -31 20 25 11 32 11 68 45 0.41 160.5 173.90 18.83S
149 30 0 -31 13 18 11 33 11 68 43 0.40 160.4 173.76 18.97S
150 0 0 -31 6 0 11 34 11 69 42 0.39 160.2 173.62 19.11S
150 30 0 -30 58 29 11 35 12 69 40 0.38 160.1 173.48 19.25S
151 0 0 -30 50 47 11 36 13 70 39 0.37 159.9 173.34 19.39S
151 30 0 -30 42 53 11 37 15 70 37 0.36 159.8 173.19 19.53S
152 0 0 -30 34 46 11 38 17 71 36 0.35 159.6 173.05 19.67S
152 30 0 -30 26 27 11 39 20 71 34 0.34 159.5 172.91 19.81S
153 0 0 -30 17 56 11 40 24 72 32 0.33 159.4 172.77 19.95S
153 30 0 -30 9 13 11 41 28 72 30 0.32 159.2 172.63 20.09S
154 0 0 -30 0 17 11 42 33 73 28 0.31 159.1 172.49 20.23S
154 30 0 -29 51 9 11 43 38 73 26 0.31 158.9 172.35 20.37S
155 0 0 -29 41 49 11 44 44 73 24 0.30 158.8 172.21 20.51S
Path coordinates are referred to WGS84 (as used by GPS), with the
nominal site altitude being referenced to Mean Sea Level.
C A S S I N I R E G I O N G R A Z E
Librations Long +1.65 Lat -6.76
P +175.08 D -6.34
Illumination of moon 96%+
Elongation of Moon 158
Vertical Profile Scale 1.92 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
Horizontal Scale Factor 1.44 deg/min
At longitude 144.00:
Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in cm)
CA\Tdia 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
13.4 4.5 6.0 6.7 7.2 7.6 7.8 8.0
15.4 4.5 6.0 6.7 7.3 7.6 7.9 8.0
17.4 4.5 6.0 6.8 7.3 7.6 7.9 8.1
19.4 4.8 6.2 7.0 7.6 7.9 8.2 8.3
21.4 5.1 6.6 7.4 7.9 8.2 8.5 8.7
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Results of Observer Scan UT
Site Long. Lat. Dist. h m s
Lunar Limb Profile - near Port Pirie, SA
Lunar Limb Profile - near Grafton
