Predictions for Grazing Occultation of SAO 159935, 2014 Sep 2, Mayborough, Qld
Graze profile Maryborough
Grazing Occultation of 159935 A0 Magnitude 7.2 [Red = 7.0]
Date: 2014 Sep 02 8h 38m, to 2014 Sep 02 9h 28m
Nominal site altitude 100m
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 -25 0 19 8 37 45 3 82 26 0.13 189.8 179.98 -1.13S
133 30 0 -25 5 32 8 39 0 3 83 21 0.13 189.7 179.82 -0.97S
134 0 0 -25 10 33 8 40 15 2 83 15 0.13 189.5 179.64 -0.80S
134 30 0 -25 15 20 8 41 30 1 83 8 0.13 189.3 179.47 -0.62S
135 0 0 -25 19 55 8 42 45 0 83 2 0.13 189.2 179.30 -0.45S
135 30 0 -25 24 17 8 44 0 0 83 356 0.13 189.0 179.12 -0.27S
136 0 0 -25 28 26 8 45 15 -1 83 350 0.13 188.8 178.95 -0.10S
136 30 0 -25 32 23 8 46 29 -2 82 344 0.13 188.6 178.77 0.08S
137 0 0 -25 36 7 8 47 43 -2 82 339 0.14 188.5 178.59 0.25S
137 30 0 -25 39 38 8 48 57 -3 82 334 0.15 188.3 178.42 0.43S
138 0 0 -25 42 56 8 50 10 -4 81 330 0.15 188.1 178.24 0.61S
138 30 0 -25 46 2 8 51 24 -5 81 326 0.16 187.9 178.06 0.78S
139 0 0 -25 48 55 8 52 37 -5 80 322 0.17 187.7 177.89 0.96S
139 30 0 -25 51 35 8 53 50 -6 80 319 0.18 187.6 177.71 1.14S
140 0 0 -25 54 3 8 55 2 -7 79 315 0.19 187.4 177.53 1.32S
140 30 0 -25 56 18 8 56 14 -8 79 313 0.20 187.2 177.35 1.49S
141 0 0 -25 58 20 8 57 26 -8 78 310 0.21 187.0 177.18 1.67S
141 30 0 -26 0 11 8 58 38 -9 78 308 0.22 186.9 177.01 1.84S
142 0 0 -26 1 48 8 59 49 -10 77 305 0.23 186.7 176.83 2.02S
142 30 0 -26 3 14 9 1 0 -10 77 303 0.24 186.5 176.65 2.19S
143 0 0 -26 4 27 9 2 11 -11 76 302 0.25 186.3 176.48 2.37S
143 30 0 -26 5 27 9 3 21 -12 75 300 0.26 186.2 176.30 2.54S
144 0 0 -26 6 16 9 4 31 75 298 0.27 186.0 176.13 2.72S
144 30 0 -26 6 52 9 5 41 74 297 0.29 185.8 175.95 2.89S
145 0 0 -26 7 17 9 6 50 73 295 0.30 185.6 175.78 3.06S
145 30 0 -26 7 29 9 7 59 73 294 0.31 185.5 175.61 3.23S
146 0 0 -26 7 30 9 9 7 72 293 0.32 185.3 175.44 3.40S
146 30 0 -26 7 18 9 10 15 71 292 0.34 185.1 175.27 3.57S
147 0 0 -26 6 55 9 11 23 71 291 0.35 185.0 175.11 3.73S
147 30 0 -26 6 21 9 12 30 70 290 0.36 184.8 174.95 3.90S
148 0 0 -26 5 34 9 13 37 69 289 0.37 184.6 174.78 4.06S
148 30 0 -26 4 36 9 14 44 69 288 0.39 184.5 174.62 4.22S
149 0 0 -26 3 27 9 15 50 68 287 0.40 184.3 174.46 4.38S
149 30 0 -26 2 7 9 16 56 67 286 0.41 184.2 174.30 4.54S
150 0 0 -26 0 35 9 18 1 67 285 0.43 184.0 174.14 4.70S
150 30 0 -25 58 52 9 19 6 66 284 0.44 183.9 173.99 4.86S
151 0 0 -25 56 58 9 20 10 65 283 0.46 183.7 173.83 5.01S
151 30 0 -25 54 53 9 21 14 65 283 0.47 183.5 173.68 5.16S
152 0 0 -25 52 38 9 22 18 64 282 0.48 183.4 173.53 5.32S
152 30 0 -25 50 11 9 23 21 63 281 0.50 183.2 173.38 5.46S
153 0 0 -25 47 34 9 24 23 63 281 0.51 183.1 173.23 5.61S
153 30 0 -25 44 47 9 25 25 62 280 0.53 183.0 173.09 5.76S
154 0 0 -25 41 49 9 26 27 61 279 0.54 182.8 172.94 5.90S
154 30 0 -25 38 41 9 27 28 61 279 0.56 182.7 172.80 6.04S
155 0 0 -25 35 23 9 28 29 60 278 0.57 182.5 172.66 6.18S
Path coordinates are referred to WGS84 (as used by GPS), with the
nominal site altitude being referenced to Mean Sea Level. The path
is adjusted for the effects of refraction at low moon altitudes.
C A S S I N I R E G I O N G R A Z E
Librations Long -7.42 Lat -5.14
P +176.78 D -5.37
Illumination of moon 49%+
Elongation of Moon 89
Vertical Profile Scale 1.88 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
Horizontal Scale Factor 1.23 deg/min
At longitude 144.00:
Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in cm)
CA\Tdia 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
-1.3 3.2 4.6 5.4 5.9 6.2 6.5 6.7
0.7 5.1 6.5 7.3 7.9 8.3 8.5 8.7
2.7 5.1 6.5 7.4 7.9 8.3 8.5 8.8
4.7 5.9 7.4 8.2 8.8 9.2 9.5 9.7
6.7 5.9 7.4 8.2 8.8 9.2 9.5 9.7
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Results of Observer Scan UT
Site Long. Lat. Dist. h m s
Brisbane 153.1 -27.5 185km 9 24 30
Bundaberg 152.3 -24.8 116km 9 23 0
Rockhampton 150.5 -23.4 289km 9 19 6
Lunar Limb Profile - Maryborough.
