Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 1213, 2006 Apr 6

Grazing Occultation of    1213 CA2      Magnitude   7.1 
Date   2006 April  6    (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
 113  0  0  -21  0 57  11 57 43       42 353  1.09  26.5  15.45  13.58N
 113 10  0  -21  8 15  11 58 12       42 352  1.10  26.5  15.50  13.64N
 113 20  0  -21 15 36  11 58 42       42 352  1.10  26.6  15.56  13.69N
 113 30  0  -21 22 59  11 59 11       42 352  1.11  26.6  15.62  13.75N
 113 40  0  -21 30 24  11 59 40       42 351  1.12  26.7  15.67  13.81N
 113 50  0  -21 37 52  12  0  9       42 351  1.12  26.7  15.73  13.86N
 114  0  0  -21 45 22  12  0 38       41 351  1.13  26.8  15.78  13.91N
 114 10  0  -21 52 55  12  1  7       41 350  1.14  26.8  15.83  13.96N
 114 20  0  -22  0 29  12  1 35       41 350  1.14  26.9  15.88  14.01N
 114 30  0  -22  8  6  12  2  4       41 350  1.15  26.9  15.93  14.06N
 114 40  0  -22 15 45  12  2 32       41 349  1.16  27.0  15.98  14.11N
 114 50  0  -22 23 26  12  3  1       41 349  1.17  27.0  16.02  14.16N
 115  0  0  -22 31  9  12  3 29       40 349  1.17  27.1  16.07  14.20N
 115 10  0  -22 38 54  12  3 57       40 348  1.18  27.1  16.11  14.25N
 115 20  0  -22 46 41  12  4 25       40 348  1.19  27.2  16.16  14.29N
 115 30  0  -22 54 29  12  4 53       40 348  1.20  27.2  16.20  14.33N
 115 40  0  -23  2 20  12  5 21       40 347  1.20  27.2  16.24  14.37N
 115 50  0  -23 10 12  12  5 49       40 347  1.21  27.3  16.28  14.41N
 116  0  0  -23 18  6  12  6 17       39 347  1.22  27.3  16.32  14.45N

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

   1213 is double :   7.7  7.9   0.90"   76.0
Graze Path of component #2  1.45km South, and 2.2 secs. later cf. primary.

                Librations  Long +4.79   Lat -6.89
                            P +15.8     D +8.2
      Illumination of moon  59%+
        Elongation of Moon  101
    Vertical Profile Scale  2.54 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
   Horizontal Scale Factor  1.18 deg/min

Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in mm)
      CA\Tdia  50   100   150   200   250   300   350
    10.5      5.7   7.1   7.9   8.4   8.8   9.0   9.2
    12.5      5.7   7.1   7.9   8.4   8.8   9.0   9.2
    14.5      5.7   7.2   7.9   8.5   8.8   9.1   9.3
    16.5      5.7   7.2   8.0   8.5   8.8   9.1   9.3
    18.5      5.7   7.2   8.0   8.5   8.8   9.1   9.3

Lunar Limb Profile for graze near Exmouth

Lunar Limb Profile