Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 1925, 2006 Apr 13

This a southern limit graze, despite the Cusp Angle being N. Also at a lit limb


Grazing Occultation of    1925 SB1      Magnitude   1.0v
 1925 = Spica = alpha Virginis                

Date   2006 April 13    (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
 150  0  0  -26 18 37  19  2 25       17 266  3.21 205.1 184.97 -79.35N
 150 10  0  -26 17 59  19  2 29       17 266  3.24 205.0 184.93 -79.40N
 150 20  0  -26 17 21  19  2 33       17 266  3.27 205.0 184.88 -79.45N
 150 30  0  -26 16 41  19  2 37       17 266  3.31 204.9 184.84 -79.50N
 150 40  0  -26 16  1  19  2 41       17 265  3.34 204.9 184.80 -79.54N
 150 50  0  -26 15 20  19  2 45       16 265  3.38 204.9 184.77 -79.59N
 151  0  0  -26 14 38  19  2 50       16 265  3.41 204.8 184.73 -79.63N
 151 10  0  -26 13 55  19  2 54       16 265  3.45 204.8 184.69 -79.67N
 151 20  0  -26 13 11  19  2 57       16 265  3.49 204.8 184.66 -79.72N
 151 30  0  -26 12 26  19  3  1       16 265  3.52 204.7 184.61 -79.77N
 151 40  0  -26 11 41  19  3  5       16 265  3.56 204.7 184.57 -79.82N
 151 50  0  -26 10 54  19  3  9       16 265  3.60 204.6 184.53 -79.86N
 152  0  0  -26 10  7  19  3 13       15 265  3.64 204.6 184.49 -79.91N
 152 10  0  -26  9 18  19  3 16       15 265  3.69 204.6 184.45 -79.95N
 152 20  0  -26  8 29  19  3 20       15 265  3.73 204.5 184.41 -80.00N
 152 30  0  -26  7 39  19  3 24       15 265  3.77 204.5 184.37 -80.04N
 152 40  0  -26  6 48  19  3 27       15 265  3.81 204.4 184.34 -80.09N
 152 50  0  -26  5 56  19  3 31       15 264  3.86 204.4 184.30 -80.13N
 153  0  0  -26  5  4  19  3 34       14 264  3.91 204.4 184.26 -80.18N
 153 10  0  -26  4 10  19  3 37       14 264  3.95 204.3 184.22 -80.22N
 153 20  0  -26  3 16  19  3 41       14 264  4.00 204.3 184.18 -80.26N
 153 30  0  -26  2 21  19  3 44       14 264  4.05 204.3 184.15 -80.31N
 153 40  0  -26  1 25  19  3 47       14 264  4.10 204.2 184.11 -80.35N
 153 50  0  -26  0 28  19  3 50       14 264  4.15 204.2 184.07 -80.39N

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

   1925 is multiple :   1.3  4.5   0.050"  225.0 :   1.3  7.5   0.50"  180.0 :   0.9 12.0  148"   32.0
Graze Path of component #2  0.08km North, and 0.0 secs. earlier cf. primary.
Graze Path of component #3  0.82km North, and 0.4 secs. later cf. primary.
Graze Path of component #4  263.32km South, and 43.7 secs. later cf. primary.

   1925 = alf Vir,   0.95 +/- 0.10 V ,  Type ELL+BCEP,  Period 4.014604 days,  Phase 0.23

                Librations  Long -4.97   Lat +2.34
                            P +183.9     D +2.9
      Illumination of moon  100%+
        Elongation of Moon  178
    Vertical Profile Scale  1.87 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
   Horizontal Scale Factor  1.76 deg/min

Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in mm)
      CA\Tdia  50   100   150   200   250   300   350
   -84.4      1.6   2.9   3.5   3.8   4.0   4.1   4.1
   -82.4      1.6   2.9   3.5   3.8   4.0   4.1   4.1
   -80.4      1.6   2.9   3.5   3.8   4.0   4.1   4.1
   -78.4      1.6   2.9   3.5   3.8   4.0   4.1   4.1
   -76.4      1.6   2.9   3.5   3.8   4.0   4.1   4.1

Lunar Limb Profile for graze north of Brisbane

Lunar Limb Profile