[Interpreting and using the prediction and profile information below]

Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 1233, 2005 Dec 18

EVENT: DEC.  18, 2005  STAR: 14 psi Cnc               MOON: 92% SUNLIT, WANING
 SOUTHERN LIMIT GRAZE        HIP  40023, MAG.  5.7          PHASE-ANGLE: 212.6
 DELTAT:  68.22 SEC.   USNO ZC 1233 SAO  79995 SPEC. G8     POS-AN.CUSP: 183.9
                           POSITION AND PROPER MOTION SOURCE: HIP
                           MAGNITUDE SOURCE: HIP, DECL.ERROR: 0.01 SEC. OF ARC
STAR IS DOUBLE.PRIMARY MAG.  6.6
STAR-CODE K, SECONDARY MAG.  6.6, SEP.    0.10 SEC.OF ARC AT POS.ANGLE 270 DEG

EAST LONG.  NORTH LAT. UNIVERS.TIME  MOON    MOON         SUN POS.ANGLE CUSP T
DEG. MIN.   DEG. MIN.  HR  MIN  SEC   ALT.   AZI.  TANZ   ALT. OF GRAZE ANGLE

 174  30.0 -37  17.88  12  32  49.6  20.1    31.3  2.74  -29.2  193.46   9.6DB
 174  40.0 -37  17.31  12  33  11.9  20.2    31.1  2.72  -29.2  193.53   9.6DB
 174  50.0 -37  16.80  12  33  34.1  20.3    30.9  2.70  -29.2  193.60   9.7DB
 175   0.0 -37  16.36  12  33  56.7  20.4    30.7  2.69  -29.2  193.68   9.8DA
 175  10.0 -37  15.98  12  34  19.3  20.5    30.5  2.67  -29.2  193.75   9.9DA
 175  20.0 -37  15.66  12  34  42.2  20.6    30.2  2.66  -29.2  193.82   9.9DA
 175  30.0 -37  15.41  12  35   5.3  20.7    30.0  2.64  -29.2  193.89  10.0DA
 175  40.0 -37  15.22  12  35  28.4  20.8    29.8  2.63  -29.1  193.96  10.1DA
 175  50.0 -37  15.10  12  35  51.8  20.9    29.6  2.61  -29.1  194.03  10.1DA
 176   0.0 -37  15.05  12  36  15.3  21.1    29.3  2.60  -29.1  194.11  10.2DA
 176  10.0 -37  15.06  12  36  38.9  21.2    29.1  2.58  -29.1  194.18  10.3DA
 176  20.0 -37  15.13  12  37   2.8  21.3    28.9  2.57  -29.0  194.25  10.4DA
 GEODETIC DATUM USED: GEODETIC DATUM 1949 (NEW ZEALAND)    STAR CATALOG: XZ80P
   PREDICTION GRAZEREG-VER. 2005 BY IOTA/ES, E. RIEDEL, AND RASNZ Occ. Section

RESULT OF OBSERVER SCAN
CITY     COUNTRY   E.LONG.  N.LAT.  OBSERVER/STATION      DISTANCE, UT CLOSEST
AUCKLAND NEW ZLND  174.750 -36.850  AUCKLAND A.S.            48 KM  UT 12.5577
WHKATANE NEW ZLND  176.864 -37.924  DIANA WATSON             73 KM  UT 12.6403
WHNGMATA NEW ZLND  175.875 -37.208  BARBARA IVES            4.6 KM  UT 12.5994
HAMILTON NEW ZLND  175.180 -37.460  HAMILTON A.S.            22 KM  UT 12.5722
ROTORUA  NEW ZLND  176.170 -38.070  ROTORUA A.S.             91 KM  UT 12.6114

Profile for Graze


PROFILE FOR RASNZ USE (ALL NZ)*** , WELNGTON, NEW ZLND, STAR ZC 1233
PA  189.40  190.40  191.40  192.40  193.40  194.40  195.40  196.40  197.40
AA  177.71  178.71  179.71  180.71  181.71  182.71  183.71  184.71  185.71
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+-------+---------+----------+---------+---------+----------+---------+-------
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DATE: DEC. 18, U.T.= 12 HR 32 MIN 28 SEC,  EAST LONG.  174 DEG. 20    MIN.}WGS
LIMB: o WATT(KUBO), x ACLPPP, * MOONLIMB   NORTH LAT.  -37 DEG. 18.41 MIN.} 84
LIBRATION: LAT. -7.03  DEG.                CENTRAL GRAZE ANGLE 193.40 DEG.
          LONG.  2.58  DEG.                CENTRAL  AXIS ANGLE 181.71 DEG.
VERTICAL SCALE:  0.21  SEC. OF ARC/KM PERPENDICULAR TO HEADING  85.45 DEG.
LUNAR VELOCITY:  1.299 DEG. OF POSITION ANGLE/MIN.
                           PROFILE WITH GRAZEREG-VER. 2005, IOTA/ES, E. RIEDEL