[Interpreting and using the prediction and profile information below]

Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 3197, 2005 Nov 9

Grazing Occultation of    3197  K3      Magnitude   6.4 
Date   2005 November  9    (Wednesday)     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 15 17  15 13 29       31 269  1.67 147.2 166.04  12.77S
 114 10  0  -33  7  2  15 13 48       31 269  1.68 147.2 166.05  12.76S
 114 20  0  -32 58 49  15 14  7       30 269  1.70 147.2 166.07  12.74S
 114 30  0  -32 50 39  15 14 25       30 269  1.71 147.3 166.09  12.72S
 114 40  0  -32 42 31  15 14 43       30 268  1.73 147.3 166.12  12.70S
 114 50  0  -32 34 25  15 15  1       30 268  1.74 147.3 166.14  12.68S
 115  0  0  -32 26 21  15 15 19       30 268  1.76 147.3 166.16  12.65S
 115 10  0  -32 18 19  15 15 37       29 268  1.77 147.4 166.18  12.63S
 115 20  0  -32 10 20  15 15 54       29 268  1.79 147.4 166.21  12.61S
 115 30  0  -32  2 23  15 16 12       29 267  1.80 147.4 166.23  12.59S
 115 40  0  -31 54 28  15 16 29       29 267  1.82 147.4 166.25  12.56S
 115 50  0  -31 46 36  15 16 46       29 267  1.83 147.4 166.28  12.54S
 116  0  0  -31 38 46  15 17  4       28 267  1.85 147.5 166.30  12.51S
 116 10  0  -31 30 58  15 17 20       28 267  1.86 147.5 166.33  12.49S
 116 20  0  -31 23 12  15 17 37       28 267  1.88 147.5 166.35  12.47S
 116 30  0  -31 15 29  15 17 54       28 266  1.90 147.5 166.38  12.44S
 116 40  0  -31  7 48  15 18 10       28 266  1.91 147.6 166.40  12.42S
 116 50  0  -31  0  9  15 18 27       27 266  1.93 147.6 166.43  12.39S
 117  0  0  -30 52 33  15 18 43       27 266  1.95 147.6 166.45  12.36S
 117 10  0  -30 44 59  15 18 59       27 266  1.97 147.6 166.48  12.34S
 117 20  0  -30 37 28  15 19 15       27 265  1.98 147.7 166.50  12.31S
 117 30  0  -30 29 59  15 19 31       27 265  2.00 147.7 166.53  12.29S
 117 40  0  -30 22 32  15 19 47       26 265  2.02 147.7 166.56  12.26S
 117 50  0  -30 15  7  15 20  2       26 265  2.04 147.8 166.58  12.23S

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

                Librations  Long -0.36   Lat +4.41
                            P +166.6     D +4.5
      Illumination of moon  56%+
        Elongation of Moon  97
    Vertical Profile Scale  2.54 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
   Horizontal Scale Factor  1.94 deg/min

Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in mm)
      CA\Tdia  50   100   150   200   250   300   350
     8.2      5.5   6.9   7.7   8.1   8.4   8.7   8.8
    10.2      5.5   6.9   7.7   8.2   8.5   8.7   8.8
    12.2      5.5   6.9   7.7   8.2   8.5   8.7   8.9
    14.2      5.5   6.9   7.7   8.2   8.5   8.7   8.9
    16.2      5.5   7.0   7.7   8.2   8.5   8.7   8.9

Lunar Limb Profile for graze near Perth

Lunar Limb Profile