Predictions for Grazing Occultation of SAO 128417, 2007 Aug 2

Grazing Occultation of  128417  G5      Magnitude   7.0 
Date   2007 August  2    (Thursday)     Nominal site altitude  0m

E. Longit.   Latitude     U.T.    Sun  Moon   TanZ   PA    WA      CA
   o  '  "    o  '  "   h  m  s   Alt Alt Az          o     o      o
 144  0  0  -40  0 18  19  7 13       42 327  1.09 320.7 342.95  13.49N
 144 10  0  -39 49 40  19  7 43       42 326  1.09 320.7 342.96  13.49N
 144 20  0  -39 39  3  19  8 13       43 326  1.09 320.7 342.96  13.49N
 144 30  0  -39 28 26  19  8 43       43 325  1.09 320.7 342.96  13.49N
 144 40  0  -39 17 51  19  9 13       43 325  1.09 320.7 342.96  13.49N
 144 50  0  -39  7 15  19  9 43       43 324  1.09 320.7 342.96  13.48N
 145  0  0  -38 56 41  19 10 13       43 324  1.09 320.7 342.97  13.48N
 145 10  0  -38 46  8  19 10 43       43 323  1.09 320.7 342.97  13.47N
 145 20  0  -38 35 36  19 11 13       43 323  1.09 320.7 342.98  13.47N
 145 30  0  -38 25  4  19 11 42       43 323  1.09 320.8 342.98  13.46N
 145 40  0  -38 14 34  19 12 12       43 322  1.09 320.8 342.99  13.46N
 145 50  0  -38  4  6  19 12 42       43 322  1.09 320.8 343.00  13.45N
 146  0  0  -37 53 38  19 13 12       43 321  1.09 320.8 343.01  13.44N
 146 10  0  -37 43 12  19 13 42       43 321  1.09 320.8 343.01  13.43N
 146 20  0  -37 32 48  19 14 12       43 320  1.09 320.8 343.02  13.42N
 146 30  0  -37 22 25  19 14 42       43 320  1.09 320.8 343.04  13.41N
 146 40  0  -37 12  4  19 15 12       43 319  1.09 320.8 343.05  13.40N
 146 50  0  -37  1 44  19 15 42       42 319  1.09 320.8 343.06  13.39N
 147  0  0  -36 51 26  19 16 12       42 319  1.09 320.8 343.07  13.37N
 147 10  0  -36 41 10  19 16 42       42 318  1.09 320.9 343.09  13.36N
 147 20  0  -36 30 56  19 17 11       42 318  1.09 320.9 343.10  13.34N
 147 30  0  -36 20 44  19 17 41       42 317  1.10 320.9 343.12  13.33N
 147 40  0  -36 10 33  19 18 11       42 317  1.10 320.9 343.13  13.31N
 147 50  0  -36  0 25  19 18 41       42 316  1.10 320.9 343.15  13.29N
 148  0  0  -35 50 19  19 19 10       42 316  1.10 320.9 343.17  13.28N
 148 10  0  -35 40 15  19 19 40       42 316  1.10 321.0 343.19  13.26N
 148 20  0  -35 30 14  19 20  9       42 315  1.10 321.0 343.21  13.24N
 148 30  0  -35 20 15  19 20 39       42 315  1.11 321.0 343.23  13.22N
 148 40  1  -35 10 18  19 21  8       42 314  1.11 321.0 343.25  13.20N
 148 50  1  -35  0 23  19 21 37       42 314  1.11 321.0 343.27  13.18N
 149  0  1  -34 50 31  19 22  6       42 313  1.11 321.1 343.29  13.15N
 149 10  1  -34 40 42  19 22 35       42 313  1.11 321.1 343.31  13.13N
 149 20  1  -34 30 55  19 23  4       42 313  1.12 321.1 343.34  13.11N
 149 30  1  -34 21 11  19 23 33       42 312  1.12 321.1 343.36  13.08N
 149 40  1  -34 11 30  19 24  2       42 312  1.12 321.2 343.39  13.06N
 149 50  1  -34  1 51  19 24 31       42 311  1.13 321.2 343.41  13.03N
 150  0  1  -33 52 15  19 25  0       42 311  1.13 321.2 343.44  13.01N
 150 10  1  -33 42 42  19 25 28       41 311  1.13 321.2 343.47  12.98N
 150 20  1  -33 33 12  19 25 57       41 310  1.13 321.3 343.49  12.95N
 150 30  1  -33 23 44  19 26 25       41 310  1.14 321.3 343.52  12.92N
 150 40  1  -33 14 20  19 26 53       41 309  1.14 321.3 343.55  12.89N
 150 50  1  -33  4 59  19 27 22       41 309  1.14 321.4 343.58  12.86N
 151  0  1  -32 55 40  19 27 50       41 309  1.15 321.4 343.61  12.83N
 151 10  1  -32 46 25  19 28 18       41 308  1.15 321.4 343.64  12.80N
 151 20  1  -32 37 13  19 28 45       41 308  1.16 321.4 343.68  12.77N
 151 30  1  -32 28  4  19 29 13       41 307  1.16 321.5 343.71  12.74N
 151 40  1  -32 18 58  19 29 41       41 307  1.16 321.5 343.74  12.70N
 151 50  1  -32  9 56  19 30  8       41 307  1.17 321.5 343.78  12.67N
 152  0  1  -32  0 57  19 30 35       40 306  1.17 321.6 343.81  12.64N
 152 10  1  -31 52  1  19 31  3       40 306  1.18 321.6 343.84  12.60N
 152 20  1  -31 43  8  19 31 30       40 306  1.18 321.7 343.88  12.57N
 152 30  1  -31 34 18  19 31 57       40 305  1.18 321.7 343.92  12.53N
 152 40  1  -31 25 32  19 32 23       40 305  1.19 321.7 343.95  12.49N
 152 50  1  -31 16 50  19 32 50       40 305  1.19 321.8 343.99  12.46N

Path coordinates are referred to WGS84 (as used by GPS).

                Librations  Long -2.13   Lat -3.22
                            P +344.1     D +3.9
      Illumination of moon  83%-
        Elongation of Moon  131
    Vertical Profile Scale  2.73 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
   Horizontal Scale Factor  1.58 deg/min

Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in mm)
      CA\Tdia  50   100   150   200   250   300   350
     8.5      5.2   6.6   7.4   7.9   8.2   8.5   8.6
    10.5      5.5   6.9   7.7   8.2   8.5   8.7   8.9
    12.5      5.5   6.9   7.7   8.2   8.5   8.8   8.9
    14.5      5.5   6.9   7.7   8.2   8.5   8.8   8.9
    16.5      5.5   6.9   7.7   8.2   8.5   8.8   9.0

Lunar Limb Profile for graze

Lunar Limb Profile