Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC2016, 2015 Jul 24

Graze profile
Grazing Occultation of    2016 A0      Magnitude 6.7 [Red = 6.6]   
Date: 2015 Jul 24  7h 18m,  to  2015 Jul 24  7h 46m

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
 167  0  0  -38 17 54   7 18  2       61 346  0.56  23.6   2.32   3.59N
 167 30  0  -38 28 35   7 19 20       60 344  0.57  23.4   2.19   3.47N
 168  0  0  -38 39  4   7 20 37       60 343  0.58  23.3   2.07   3.34N
 168 30  0  -38 49 21   7 21 54       60 341  0.59  23.2   1.94   3.22N
 169  0  0  -38 59 27   7 23 10       59 340  0.60  23.1   1.81   3.09N
 169 30  0  -39  9 20   7 24 25       59 339  0.61  22.9   1.69   2.96N
 170  0  0  -39 19  2   7 25 39       58 337  0.62  22.8   1.56   2.83N
 170 30  0  -39 28 32   7 26 52       58 336  0.63  22.7   1.43   2.70N
 171  0  0  -39 37 51   7 28  5       58 335  0.64  22.6   1.30   2.57N
 171 30  0  -39 46 58   7 29 17       57 333  0.65  22.4   1.17   2.44N
 172  0  0  -39 55 54   7 30 28       57 332  0.66  22.3   1.04   2.32N
 172 30  0  -40  4 38   7 31 38       56 331  0.67  22.2   0.91   2.19N
 173  0  0  -40 13 11   7 32 48       56 330  0.68  22.0   0.78   2.06N
 173 30  0  -40 21 33   7 33 57       55 329  0.69  21.9   0.65   1.93N
 174  0  0  -40 29 44   7 35  5       55 327  0.70  21.8   0.52   1.80N
 174 30  0  -40 37 44   7 36 12       55 326  0.71  21.6   0.39   1.67N
 175  0  0  -40 45 33   7 37 18       54 325  0.72  21.5   0.26   1.54N
 175 30  0  -40 53 11   7 38 24       54 324  0.73  21.4   0.14   1.41N
 176  0  0  -41  0 38   7 39 29       53 323  0.75  21.3   0.01   1.28N
 176 30  0  -41  7 55   7 40 33       53 322  0.76  21.1 359.88   1.16N
 177  0  0  -41 15  2   7 41 36       52 321  0.77  21.0 359.75   1.03N
 177 30  0  -41 21 58   7 42 38       52 320  0.78  20.9 359.63   0.90N
 178  0  0  -41 28 43   7 43 40       51 319  0.80  20.8 359.50   0.78N
 178 30  0  -41 35 19   7 44 41       51 318  0.81  20.6 359.38   0.65N
 179  0  0  -41 41 45   7 45 41       51 317  0.82  20.5 359.26   0.53N

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 -5.03   Lat -3.64
                            P +1.12     D +3.83
      Illumination of moon  51%+
        Elongation of Moon  91
    Vertical Profile Scale  2.07 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
   Horizontal Scale Factor  1.28 deg/min


At longitude 173.00:
Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in cm)
      CA\Tdia   5    10    15    20    25    30    35
    -1.9      3.1   4.5   5.3   5.8   6.1   6.4   6.5
     0.1      3.1   4.5   5.3   5.8   6.1   6.4   6.5
     2.1      5.0   6.5   7.3   7.8   8.1   8.4   8.6
     4.1      5.8   7.3   8.1   8.6   9.0   9.3   9.5
     6.1      5.9   7.3   8.1   8.7   9.0   9.3   9.5

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Results of Observer Scan                                    UT
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