Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 2913, 2013 Sep 15 near Naracoorte SA, Bendigo and
Canberra
Graze profile Naracoorte | Canberra
Grazing Occultation of 2913 A2 Magnitude 5.0 [Red = 5.0]
R2913 = 61 Sagittarii
Date: 2013 Sep 15 8h 52m, to 2013 Sep 15 9h 29m
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 -37 4 17 8 51 31 1 49 69 0.87 167.7 178.79 4.79S
133 30 0 -37 4 13 8 52 13 0 50 68 0.85 167.6 178.68 4.90S
134 0 0 -37 4 0 8 52 55 0 50 68 0.84 167.5 178.57 5.01S
134 30 0 -37 3 40 8 53 37 -1 51 67 0.82 167.4 178.46 5.12S
135 0 0 -37 3 10 8 54 20 -2 51 66 0.81 167.2 178.35 5.23S
135 30 0 -37 2 33 8 55 3 -2 52 66 0.79 167.1 178.24 5.35S
136 0 0 -37 1 46 8 55 46 -3 52 65 0.78 167.0 178.12 5.46S
136 30 0 -37 0 51 8 56 30 -3 53 64 0.76 166.9 178.01 5.58S
137 0 0 -36 59 48 8 57 15 -4 53 64 0.75 166.8 177.89 5.69S
137 30 0 -36 58 35 8 58 0 -4 54 63 0.74 166.7 177.77 5.81S
138 0 0 -36 57 14 8 58 45 -5 54 62 0.72 166.6 177.66 5.93S
138 30 0 -36 55 43 8 59 31 -5 55 61 0.71 166.4 177.54 6.04S
139 0 0 -36 54 4 9 0 17 -6 55 61 0.70 166.3 177.42 6.16S
139 30 0 -36 52 16 9 1 4 -7 56 60 0.68 166.2 177.31 6.27S
140 0 0 -36 50 18 9 1 51 -7 56 59 0.67 166.1 177.18 6.40S
140 30 0 -36 48 11 9 2 38 -8 57 58 0.66 166.0 177.06 6.52S
141 0 0 -36 45 55 9 3 26 -8 57 58 0.65 165.8 176.94 6.64S
141 30 0 -36 43 29 9 4 14 -9 58 57 0.63 165.7 176.81 6.77S
142 0 0 -36 40 54 9 5 3 -9 58 56 0.62 165.6 176.69 6.89S
142 30 0 -36 38 10 9 5 52 -10 59 55 0.61 165.5 176.56 7.02S
143 0 0 -36 35 16 9 6 42 -10 59 54 0.60 165.3 176.43 7.15S
143 30 0 -36 32 12 9 7 32 -11 60 53 0.59 165.2 176.31 7.27S
144 0 0 -36 28 58 9 8 23 -12 60 52 0.58 165.1 176.18 7.40S
144 30 0 -36 25 34 9 9 14 61 51 0.56 165.0 176.05 7.52S
145 0 0 -36 22 1 9 10 5 61 50 0.55 164.8 175.92 7.66S
145 30 0 -36 18 18 9 10 57 62 49 0.54 164.7 175.79 7.79S
146 0 0 -36 14 24 9 11 50 62 48 0.53 164.6 175.66 7.92S
146 30 0 -36 10 20 9 12 43 62 47 0.52 164.4 175.53 8.05S
147 0 0 -36 6 7 9 13 36 63 46 0.51 164.3 175.39 8.18S
147 30 0 -36 1 42 9 14 30 63 45 0.50 164.2 175.26 8.32S
148 0 0 -35 57 8 9 15 24 64 44 0.49 164.0 175.13 8.45S
148 30 0 -35 52 23 9 16 19 64 42 0.48 163.9 175.00 8.58S
149 0 0 -35 47 27 9 17 14 65 41 0.47 163.8 174.87 8.71S
149 30 0 -35 42 21 9 18 10 65 40 0.46 163.6 174.74 8.84S
150 0 0 -35 37 4 9 19 6 66 39 0.45 163.5 174.60 8.97S
150 30 0 -35 31 36 9 20 2 66 37 0.44 163.4 174.47 9.11S
151 0 0 -35 25 58 9 20 59 67 36 0.43 163.2 174.34 9.24S
151 30 0 -35 20 9 9 21 57 67 34 0.42 163.1 174.20 9.37S
152 0 0 -35 14 9 9 22 55 67 33 0.42 163.0 174.07 9.51S
152 30 0 -35 7 57 9 23 53 68 31 0.41 162.8 173.93 9.64S
153 0 0 -35 1 35 9 24 52 68 30 0.40 162.7 173.80 9.78S
153 30 0 -34 55 1 9 25 52 69 28 0.39 162.6 173.66 9.91S
154 0 0 -34 48 17 9 26 52 69 26 0.38 162.4 173.53 10.05S
154 30 0 -34 41 21 9 27 52 69 25 0.38 162.3 173.39 10.18S
155 0 0 -34 34 13 9 28 53 70 23 0.37 162.2 173.26 10.31S
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 +0.80 Lat -6.86
P +176.06 D -6.53
Illumination of moon 79%+
Elongation of Moon 126
Vertical Profile Scale 1.95 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
3.4 4.7 6.2 7.0 7.5 7.8 8.1 8.3
5.4 4.7 6.2 7.0 7.5 7.9 8.1 8.3
7.4 5.1 6.6 7.4 7.9 8.2 8.5 8.7
9.4 5.6 7.1 7.9 8.4 8.8 9.1 9.3
11.4 5.6 7.1 7.9 8.4 8.8 9.1 9.3
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Results of Observer Scan UT
Site Long. Lat. Dist. h m s
Adelaide 138.6 -34.9 222km 8 59 40
Bendigo 144.3 -36.8 39km 9 8 57
Canberra 149.2 -35.3 52km 9 17 31
Melbourne 145.0 -37.8 158km 9 10 2
Newcastle 151.7 -33.0 253km 9 22 22
Sydney 151.1 -33.8 171km 9 21 7
Lunar Limb Profile - near Naracoorte
Lunar Limb Profile - near Bendigo and Canberra
