Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 2705, 2014 Nov 25, near Cooma NSW
Graze profile Cooma
Grazing Occultation of 2705 F2 Magnitude 6.8 [Red = 6.5]
Date: 2014 Nov 25 9h 24m, to 2014 Nov 25 9h 44m
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
147 0 0 -37 3 46 9 39 11 -6 21 264 2.61 348.7 352.36 0.20N
147 30 0 -36 52 4 9 39 34 -6 20 263 2.68 348.7 352.37 0.21N
148 0 0 -36 40 23 9 39 57 -7 20 263 2.76 348.7 352.38 0.22N
148 30 0 -36 28 44 9 40 19 -7 19 263 2.83 348.7 352.39 0.23N
149 0 0 -36 17 6 9 40 41 -8 19 262 2.91 348.7 352.40 0.24N
149 30 0 -36 5 31 9 41 2 -8 18 262 3.00 348.7 352.42 0.25N
150 0 0 -35 53 57 9 41 22 -9 18 261 3.09 348.8 352.43 0.27N
150 30 0 -35 42 25 9 41 42 -9 17 261 3.18 348.8 352.45 0.28N
151 0 0 -35 30 56 9 42 1 -10 17 261 3.28 348.8 352.46 0.30N
151 30 0 -35 19 28 9 42 19 -10 16 260 3.38 348.8 352.48 0.31N
152 0 0 -35 8 3 9 42 37 -11 16 260 3.50 348.8 352.49 0.33N
152 30 0 -34 56 40 9 42 55 -11 15 260 3.61 348.8 352.51 0.35N
153 0 0 -34 45 19 9 43 11 -12 15 259 3.74 348.9 352.53 0.37N
153 30 0 -34 34 1 9 43 28 14 259 3.87 348.9 352.55 0.38N
154 0 0 -34 22 45 9 43 43 14 259 4.02 348.9 352.57 0.40N
154 30 0 -34 11 33 9 43 58 13 258 4.17 348.9 352.59 0.42N
155 0 0 -34 0 23 9 44 12 13 258 4.33 348.9 352.61 0.44N
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.
Librations Long -3.65 Lat -7.17
P +352.74 D +7.85
Illumination of moon 10%+
Elongation of Moon 37
Vertical Profile Scale 2.28 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
Horizontal Scale Factor 1.91 deg/min
At longitude 144.00:
Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in cm)
CA\Tdia 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
-3.8 3.8 5.2 5.9 6.3 6.5 6.7 6.8
-1.8 4.4 5.8 6.5 6.9 7.2 7.4 7.5
0.2 4.6 6.0 6.7 7.1 7.4 7.6 7.7
2.2 4.6 6.0 6.7 7.1 7.4 7.6 7.7
4.2 4.6 6.0 6.7 7.1 7.4 7.6 7.7
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Results of Observer Scan UT
Site Long. Lat. Dist. h m s
Canberra 149.2 -35.3 95km 9 40 47
Newcastle 151.7 -33.0 232km 9 42 27
Sydney 151.1 -33.8 167km 9 42 3
Lunar Limb Profile - Cooma
