Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC3357, 2016 May 29
Graze profile
Grazing Occultation of 3357 A2 Magnitude 6.9 [Red = 6.8]
Date: 2016 May 29 17h 55m, to 2016 May 29 18h 32m
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
135 0 0 -32 49 6.8 17 55 3 35 73 1.44 339.6 3.57 -2.01N
135 30 0 -32 45 25.8 17 55 41 35 72 1.41 339.5 3.48 -1.91N
136 0 0 -32 41 36.6 17 56 21 36 72 1.39 339.4 3.36 -1.80N
136 30 0 -32 37 39.0 17 57 1 36 72 1.36 339.3 3.25 -1.69N
137 0 0 -32 33 33.1 17 57 42 37 71 1.33 339.2 3.14 -1.57N
137 30 0 -32 29 18.5 17 58 23 37 71 1.30 339.1 3.02 -1.46N
138 0 0 -32 24 55.4 17 59 6 38 70 1.28 339.0 2.91 -1.34N
138 30 0 -32 20 23.5 17 59 49 39 70 1.25 338.8 2.79 -1.22N
139 0 0 -32 15 42.8 18 0 33 39 69 1.23 338.7 2.67 -1.10N
139 30 0 -32 10 53.1 18 1 17 40 69 1.20 338.6 2.55 -0.98N
140 0 0 -32 5 54.3 18 2 3 40 68 1.18 338.5 2.43 -0.86N
140 30 0 -32 0 46.4 18 2 49 41 68 1.15 338.3 2.30 -0.73N
141 0 0 -31 55 29.2 18 3 36 41 67 1.13 338.2 2.18 -0.62N
141 30 0 -31 50 2.6 18 4 24 42 67 1.11 338.1 2.06 -0.49N
142 0 0 -31 44 26.4 18 5 13 43 66 1.09 338.0 1.93 -0.37N
142 30 0 -31 38 40.6 18 6 2 43 66 1.06 337.9 1.81 -0.24N
143 0 0 -31 32 45.1 18 6 53 44 65 1.04 337.7 1.68 -0.11N
143 30 0 -31 26 39.6 18 7 44 44 65 1.02 337.6 1.55 0.01N
144 0 0 -31 20 24.2 18 8 36 45 64 1.00 337.5 1.42 0.14N
144 30 0 -31 13 58.7 18 9 29 46 64 0.98 337.3 1.29 0.28N
145 0 0 -31 7 22.9 18 10 23 46 63 0.96 337.2 1.16 0.41N
145 30 0 -31 0 36.7 18 11 18 47 62 0.94 337.1 1.03 0.54N
146 0 0 -30 53 40.1 18 12 13 47 62 0.92 336.9 0.90 0.66N
146 30 0 -30 46 32.8 18 13 10 48 61 0.90 336.8 0.77 0.80N
147 0 0 -30 39 14.9 18 14 7 49 61 0.88 336.7 0.63 0.93N
147 30 0 -30 31 46.0 18 15 6 49 60 0.86 336.5 0.50 1.07N
148 0 0 -30 24 6.2 18 16 5 50 59 0.84 336.4 0.36 1.21N
148 30 0 -30 16 15.3 18 17 5 51 59 0.82 336.3 0.22 1.34N
149 0 0 -30 8 13.2 18 18 6 51 58 0.80 336.1 0.09 1.48N
149 30 0 -29 59 59.7 18 19 8 52 57 0.79 336.0 359.95 1.62N
150 0 0 -29 51 34.7 18 20 11 52 57 0.77 335.9 359.81 1.76N
150 30 0 -29 42 58.2 18 21 15 53 56 0.75 335.7 359.67 1.90N
151 0 0 -29 34 9.9 18 22 20 54 55 0.73 335.6 359.53 2.04N
151 30 0 -29 25 9.8 18 23 26 54 55 0.72 335.4 359.39 2.18N
152 0 0 -29 15 57.8 18 24 33 55 54 0.70 335.3 359.24 2.32N
152 30 0 -29 6 33.8 18 25 41 56 53 0.68 335.1 359.10 2.46N
153 0 0 -28 56 57.5 18 26 50 56 52 0.67 335.0 358.96 2.61N
153 30 0 -28 47 9.1 18 28 0 57 51 0.65 334.9 358.82 2.75N
154 0 0 -28 37 8.2 18 29 11 58 51 0.63 334.7 358.68 2.89N
154 30 0 -28 26 54.9 18 30 23 58 50 0.62 334.6 358.53 3.03N
155 0 0 -28 16 29.1 18 31 36 59 49 0.60 334.4 358.39 3.18N
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 -5.22 Lat -0.87
P +1.26 D +1.03
Illumination of moon 47%-
Elongation of Moon 86
Vertical Profile Scale approx. 1.93 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
Horizontal Scale Factor 1.47 deg/min
At longitude 145.00:
Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in cm)
CA\Tdia 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
-3.6 3.1 4.6 5.3 5.8 6.1 6.3 6.5
-1.6 3.1 4.6 5.3 5.8 6.1 6.3 6.5
0.4 5.0 6.4 7.2 7.7 8.1 8.3 8.5
2.4 5.0 6.5 7.2 7.8 8.1 8.4 8.5
4.4 5.8 7.3 8.1 8.6 9.0 9.3 9.5
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Results of Observer Scan UT
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Lunar Limb Profile
