[Interpreting and using the prediction and profile information below]

Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 574, 2005 Sep 22

Grazing Occultation of     574 cG0      Magnitude   6.8 
Date   2005 September 22    (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
 114  0  0  -33 38 56  18 59 12       29  18  1.81 331.9 343.25  13.44N
 114 10  0  -33 30 19  18 59 32       29  18  1.79 331.9 343.25  13.44N
 114 20  0  -33 21 42  18 59 52       29  18  1.78 332.0 343.25  13.44N
 114 30  0  -33 13  6  19  0 12       30  18  1.76 332.0 343.25  13.44N
 114 40  0  -33  4 29  19  0 33       30  17  1.75 332.0 343.25  13.44N
 114 50  0  -32 55 54  19  0 53       30  17  1.73 332.0 343.26  13.43N
 115  0  0  -32 47 18  19  1 14       30  17  1.72 332.0 343.26  13.43N
 115 10  0  -32 38 43  19  1 35       30  17  1.71 332.0 343.26  13.42N
 115 20  0  -32 30  8  19  1 56       31  16  1.69 332.0 343.27  13.42N
 115 30  0  -32 21 34  19  2 17       31  16  1.68 332.0 343.28  13.41N
 115 40  0  -32 13  1  19  2 39       31  16  1.67 332.0 343.28  13.41N
 115 50  0  -32  4 27  19  3  0       31  16  1.65 332.0 343.29  13.40N
 116  0  0  -31 55 55  19  3 22       31  15  1.64 332.0 343.30  13.39N
 116 10  0  -31 47 23  19  3 44       32  15  1.63 332.0 343.31  13.38N
 116 20  0  -31 38 52  19  4  6       32  15  1.62 332.0 343.32  13.37N
 116 30  0  -31 30 21  19  4 28       32  15  1.60 332.0 343.33  13.36N
 116 40  0  -31 21 51  19  4 50       32  14  1.59 332.0 343.34  13.35N
 116 50  0  -31 13 22  19  5 13       32  14  1.58 332.1 343.35  13.34N
 117  0  0  -31  4 54  19  5 35       33  14  1.57 332.1 343.36  13.32N
 117 10  0  -30 56 26  19  5 58       33  14  1.56 332.1 343.38  13.31N
 117 20  0  -30 47 59  19  6 21       33  13  1.55 332.1 343.39  13.30N
 117 30  0  -30 39 34  19  6 44       33  13  1.54 332.1 343.41  13.28N
 117 40  0  -30 31  9  19  7  7       33  13  1.52 332.1 343.42  13.26N
 117 50  0  -30 22 45  19  7 31       33  13  1.51 332.1 343.44  13.25N

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

    574 is double :   7.6  7.6   0.100"   90.0
Graze Path of component #2  0.13km North, and 0.2 secs. later cf. primary.

                Librations  Long +7.24   Lat -5.73
                            P +342.8     D +3.7
      Illumination of moon  74%-
        Elongation of Moon  118
    Vertical Profile Scale  2.73 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
   Horizontal Scale Factor  1.3 deg/min

Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in mm)
      CA\Tdia  50   100   150   200   250   300   350
     9.2      5.5   6.9   7.7   8.1   8.5   8.7   8.9
    11.2      5.5   6.9   7.7   8.2   8.5   8.7   8.9
    13.2      5.5   6.9   7.7   8.2   8.5   8.7   8.9
    15.2      5.5   6.9   7.7   8.2   8.5   8.7   8.9
    17.2      5.5   6.9   7.7   8.2   8.5   8.8   8.9

Lunar Limb Profile for graze near Perth

Lunar Limb Profile