Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 3444, 2008 Jul 22


Grazing Occultation of    3444 wK2      Magnitude   6.3 
Date   2008 July 22    (Tuesday)     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
 168  0  0  -46 27 13  17 40 42       39 330  1.23 322.2 344.31  11.73N
 168 10  0  -46 16 38  17 41 11       39 329  1.23 322.2 344.30  11.74N
 168 20  0  -46  6  3  17 41 41       39 329  1.23 322.2 344.29  11.76N
 168 30  0  -45 55 27  17 42 10       39 328  1.22 322.2 344.28  11.77N
 168 40  0  -45 44 51  17 42 39       39 328  1.22 322.2 344.26  11.78N
 168 50  0  -45 34 14  17 43  8       39 328  1.22 322.1 344.25  11.79N
 169  0  0  -45 23 37  17 43 38       39 327  1.22 322.1 344.24  11.80N
 169 10  0  -45 12 59  17 44  7       39 327  1.22 322.1 344.23  11.81N
 169 20  0  -45  2 21  17 44 37       39 326  1.21 322.1 344.22  11.82N
 169 30  0  -44 51 43  17 45  7       39 326  1.21 322.1 344.22  11.83N
 169 40  0  -44 41  5  17 45 36       40 325  1.21 322.1 344.21  11.84N
 169 50  0  -44 30 27  17 46  6       40 325  1.21 322.1 344.20  11.84N
 170  0  0  -44 19 49  17 46 36       40 325  1.21 322.1 344.19  11.85N
 170 10  0  -44  9 11  17 47  6       40 324  1.21 322.1 344.19  11.86N
 170 20  0  -43 58 33  17 47 36       40 324  1.21 322.1 344.18  11.86N
 170 30  0  -43 47 56  17 48  6       40 323  1.21 322.1 344.18  11.86N
 170 40  0  -43 37 19  17 48 36       40 323  1.21 322.1 344.18  11.87N
 170 50  0  -43 26 43  17 49  6       40 322  1.21 322.1 344.17  11.87N
 171  0  0  -43 16  7  17 49 36       40 322  1.21 322.1 344.17  11.87N
 171 10  0  -43  5 31  17 50  7       40 322  1.21 322.1 344.17  11.87N
 171 20  0  -42 54 57  17 50 37       40 321  1.21 322.1 344.17  11.87N
 171 30  0  -42 44 23  17 51  7       40 321  1.21 322.1 344.17  11.87N
 171 40  0  -42 33 50  17 51 37       40 320  1.21 322.1 344.17  11.87N
 171 50  0  -42 23 18  17 52  8       40 320  1.21 322.1 344.18  11.87N
 172  0  0  -42 12 47  17 52 38       40 319  1.21 322.1 344.18  11.87N
 172 10  0  -42  2 17  17 53  8       40 319  1.21 322.1 344.18  11.86N
 172 20  0  -41 51 48  17 53 38       40 319  1.21 322.1 344.19  11.86N
 172 30  0  -41 41 20  17 54  9       40 318  1.21 322.1 344.19  11.85N
 172 40  1  -41 30 54  17 54 39       40 318  1.21 322.1 344.20  11.85N
 172 50  1  -41 20 29  17 55  9       40 317  1.21 322.1 344.20  11.84N
 173  0  1  -41 10  6  17 55 39       40 317  1.21 322.1 344.21  11.83N
 173 10  1  -40 59 44  17 56 10       40 316  1.21 322.1 344.22  11.82N
 173 20  1  -40 49 24  17 56 40       40 316  1.21 322.1 344.23  11.81N
 173 30  1  -40 39  6  17 57 10       39 316  1.21 322.1 344.24  11.80N
 173 40  1  -40 28 49  17 57 40       39 315  1.22 322.1 344.25  11.79N
 173 50  1  -40 18 34  17 58 10       39 315  1.22 322.2 344.26  11.78N
 174  0  1  -40  8 21  17 58 40       39 314  1.22 322.2 344.27  11.77N
 174 10  1  -39 58 10  17 59 10       39 314  1.22 322.2 344.29  11.76N
 174 20  1  -39 48  1  17 59 40       39 313  1.22 322.2 344.30  11.74N
 174 30  1  -39 37 55  18  0 10       39 313  1.22 322.2 344.31  11.73N
 174 40  1  -39 27 50  18  0 39       39 313  1.23 322.2 344.33  11.71N
 174 50  1  -39 17 48  18  1  9       39 312  1.23 322.2 344.35  11.70N
 175  0  1  -39  7 48  18  1 39       39 312  1.23 322.3 344.36  11.68N
 175 10  1  -38 57 50  18  2  8       39 311  1.23 322.3 344.38  11.66N
 175 20  1  -38 47 55  18  2 38       39 311  1.24 322.3 344.40  11.65N
 175 30  1  -38 38  2  18  3  7       39 311  1.24 322.3 344.42  11.63N
 175 40  1  -38 28 12  18  3 37       39 310  1.24 322.3 344.44  11.61N
 175 50  1  -38 18 24  18  4  6       39 310  1.25 322.4 344.46  11.59N
 176  0  1  -38  8 39  18  4 35       39 309  1.25 322.4 344.48  11.57N
 176 10  1  -37 58 56  18  5  4       39 309  1.25 322.4 344.50  11.54N
 176 20  1  -37 49 17  18  5 33       39 309  1.25 322.4 344.52  11.52N

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

   3444 is double :   6.3 10.5   42"  137.0
Graze Path of component #2  120.53km North, and 9.5 secs. later cf. primary.

                Librations  Long -6.07   Lat -4.45
                            P +345.0     D +6.2
      Illumination of moon  81%-
        Elongation of Moon  128
    Vertical Profile Scale  2.89 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
   Horizontal Scale Factor  1.53 deg/min

Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in mm)
      CA\Tdia  50   100   150   200   250   300   350
     7.5      5.1   6.5   7.3   7.7   8.1   8.3   8.5
     9.5      5.5   6.9   7.7   8.2   8.5   8.7   8.9
    11.5      5.5   6.9   7.7   8.2   8.5   8.7   8.9
    13.5      5.5   6.9   7.7   8.2   8.5   8.8   8.9
    15.5      5.5   6.9   7.7   8.2   8.5   8.8   8.9

Lunar Limb Profile

Lunar Limb Profile