[Interpreting and using the prediction and profile information below]

Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 2404, 2005 Oct 8

EVENT: OCT.   8, 2005  STAR: 88 G. Sco                MOON: 24% SUNLIT, WAXING
 SOUTHERN LIMIT GRAZE        HIP  81910, MAG.  6.7          PHASE-ANGLE:  58.7
 DELTAT:  66.66 SEC.   USNO ZC 2404 SAO 184581 SPEC. G2     POS-AN.CUSP: 190.1
                           POSITION AND PROPER MOTION SOURCE: HIP
                           MAGNITUDE SOURCE: HIP, DECL.ERROR: 0.01 SEC. OF ARC

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

 168  30.0 -45  31.80   8   1  28.6  43.0   273.9  1.07  -10.8  184.22   5.8DA
 168  40.0 -45  29.10   8   1  39.9  42.8   273.7  1.08  -10.9  184.18   5.9DA
 168  50.0 -45  26.38   8   1  51.3  42.7   273.5  1.08  -11.1  184.15   5.9DA
 169   0.0 -45  23.65   8   2   2.6  42.5   273.3  1.09  -11.2  184.12   5.9DA
 169  10.0 -45  20.89   8   2  13.9  42.4   273.1  1.10  -11.4  184.09   6.0DA
 169  20.0 -45  18.13   8   2  25.2  42.2   272.9  1.10  -11.5  184.05   6.0DA
 169  30.0 -45  15.34   8   2  36.4  42.1   272.7  1.11  -11.7  184.02   6.0DA
 169  40.0 -45  12.54   8   2  47.6  41.9   272.5  1.11  -11.9  183.99   6.1DA
 169  50.0 -45   9.71   8   2  58.8  41.8   272.3  1.12  -12.0  183.96   6.1DA
 170   0.0 -45   6.88   8   3  10.0  41.6   272.1  1.12  -12.2  183.93   6.1DA
 170  10.0 -45   4.02   8   3  21.2  41.5   271.9  1.13  -12.3  183.89   6.2DA
 170  20.0 -45   1.15   8   3  32.3  41.3   271.7  1.14  -12.5  183.86   6.2DA
 170  30.0 -44  58.26   8   3  43.4  41.2   271.5  1.14  -12.6  183.83   6.2DA
 170  40.0 -44  55.35   8   3  54.6  41.0   271.3  1.15  -12.8  183.80   6.3DA
 170  50.0 -44  52.42   8   4   5.6  40.9   271.1  1.15  -13.0  183.77   6.3DA
 171   0.0 -44  49.48   8   4  16.6  40.7   271.0  1.16  -13.1  183.74   6.3DA
 171  10.0 -44  46.52   8   4  27.7  40.6   270.8  1.17  -13.3  183.71   6.3DA
 171  20.0 -44  43.54   8   4  38.7  40.4   270.6  1.17  -13.4  183.68   6.4DA
 171  30.0 -44  40.55   8   4  49.7  40.3   270.4  1.18  -13.6  183.64   6.4DA
 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
TIMARU   NEW ZLND  171.200 -44.400  TIM HOMES                37 KM  UT  8.0783
GORE     NEW ZLND  168.930 -46.100  ROSS A. DICKIE           71 KM  UT  8.0265
ETTRICK  NEW ZLND  169.300 -45.600  PAUL RODMELL             30 KM  UT  8.0370
INVERCAR NEW ZLND  168.300 -46.500  PAUL RODMELL             95 KM  UT  8.0125
OAMARU   NEW ZLND  171.980 -45.100  NORTH OTAGO A.S.         58 KM  UT  8.0839
ALEXNDRA NEW ZLND  169.260 -45.140  ALAN THOMAS              19 KM  UT  8.0406
DACRE    NEW ZLND  168.400 -46.180  STU PARKER               65 KM  UT  8.0170

Profile for Graze

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