Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 2660, 2006 Aug 6

Grazing Occultation of    2660  A3      Magnitude   6.2 
Date   2006 August  6    (Sunday)     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
 143  0  0  -37 50 17  14 40 21       53 272  0.74 167.4 169.64   4.47S
 143 10  0  -37 45 34  14 40 39       53 272  0.75 167.4 169.61   4.50S
 143 20  0  -37 40 48  14 40 56       53 271  0.75 167.3 169.57   4.53S
 143 30  0  -37 36  2  14 41 13       53 271  0.76 167.3 169.54   4.57S
 143 40  0  -37 31 14  14 41 30       53 271  0.76 167.3 169.51   4.60S
 143 50  0  -37 26 25  14 41 47       53 271  0.77 167.2 169.47   4.64S
 144  0  0  -37 21 34  14 42  4       52 270  0.77 167.2 169.44   4.67S
 144 10  0  -37 16 42  14 42 22       52 270  0.78 167.2 169.40   4.70S
 144 20  0  -37 11 49  14 42 39       52 270  0.78 167.1 169.37   4.74S
 144 30  0  -37  6 54  14 42 56       52 270  0.79 167.1 169.34   4.77S
 144 40  0  -37  1 58  14 43 13       52 269  0.79 167.1 169.31   4.80S
 144 50  0  -36 57  1  14 43 30       51 269  0.80 167.0 169.27   4.84S
 145  0  0  -36 52  2  14 43 47       51 269  0.80 167.0 169.24   4.87S
 145 10  0  -36 47  1  14 44  4       51 269  0.81 167.0 169.21   4.90S
 145 20  0  -36 42  0  14 44 21       51 268  0.82 167.0 169.18   4.93S
 145 30  0  -36 36 57  14 44 38       51 268  0.82 166.9 169.14   4.96S
 145 40  0  -36 31 53  14 44 55       50 268  0.83 166.9 169.11   5.00S
 145 50  0  -36 26 47  14 45 12       50 268  0.83 166.9 169.08   5.03S
 146  0  0  -36 21 41  14 45 29       50 267  0.84 166.8 169.05   5.06S
 146 10  0  -36 16 32  14 45 46       50 267  0.84 166.8 169.02   5.09S
 146 20  0  -36 11 23  14 46  3       50 267  0.85 166.8 168.99   5.12S
 146 30  0  -36  6 12  14 46 20       49 267  0.86 166.7 168.96   5.15S
 146 40  0  -36  1  0  14 46 37       49 267  0.86 166.7 168.93   5.18S
 146 50  0  -35 55 47  14 46 54       49 266  0.87 166.7 168.90   5.21S
 147  0  0  -35 50 32  14 47 10       49 266  0.87 166.6 168.87   5.24S
 147 10  0  -35 45 16  14 47 27       49 266  0.88 166.6 168.84   5.27S
 147 20  0  -35 39 59  14 47 44       48 266  0.89 166.6 168.81   5.30S
 147 30  0  -35 34 41  14 48  1       48 265  0.89 166.6 168.78   5.33S
 147 40  1  -35 29 21  14 48 17       48 265  0.90 166.5 168.75   5.36S
 147 50  1  -35 24  0  14 48 34       48 265  0.90 166.5 168.73   5.38S
 148  0  1  -35 18 38  14 48 51       48 265  0.91 166.5 168.70   5.41S
 148 10  1  -35 13 15  14 49  7       47 265  0.92 166.4 168.67   5.44S
 148 20  1  -35  7 50  14 49 24       47 264  0.92 166.4 168.64   5.47S
 148 30  1  -35  2 24  14 49 41       47 264  0.93 166.4 168.62   5.50S
 148 40  1  -34 56 57  14 49 57       47 264  0.94 166.4 168.59   5.52S
 148 50  1  -34 51 29  14 50 14       47 264  0.94 166.3 168.56   5.55S
 149  0  1  -34 46  0  14 50 30       46 264  0.95 166.3 168.54   5.58S
 149 10  1  -34 40 29  14 50 47       46 263  0.96 166.3 168.51   5.60S
 149 20  1  -34 34 57  14 51  3       46 263  0.96 166.3 168.48   5.63S
 149 30  1  -34 29 24  14 51 19       46 263  0.97 166.2 168.46   5.65S
 149 40  1  -34 23 50  14 51 36       46 263  0.98 166.2 168.43   5.68S
 149 50  1  -34 18 15  14 51 52       45 262  0.98 166.2 168.41   5.70S
 150  0  1  -34 12 39  14 52  8       45 262  0.99 166.2 168.38   5.73S
 150 10  1  -34  7  1  14 52 25       45 262  1.00 166.1 168.36   5.75S
 150 20  1  -34  1 23  14 52 41       45 262  1.01 166.1 168.32   5.79S
 150 30  1  -33 55 43  14 52 57       45 262  1.01 166.1 168.30   5.81S
 150 40  1  -33 50  2  14 53 13       44 262  1.02 166.1 168.27   5.84S
 150 50  1  -33 44 20  14 53 29       44 261  1.03 166.0 168.25   5.86S
 151  0  1  -33 38 38  14 53 45       44 261  1.04 166.0 168.23   5.88S
 151 10  1  -33 32 54  14 54  1       44 261  1.04 166.0 168.21   5.91S
 151 20  1  -33 27  8  14 54 17       44 261  1.05 166.0 168.18   5.93S
 151 30  1  -33 21 22  14 54 33       43 261  1.06 165.9 168.16   5.95S
 151 40  1  -33 15 35  14 54 49       43 260  1.07 165.9 168.14   5.97S
 151 50  1  -33  9 47  14 55  5       43 260  1.07 165.9 168.12   5.99S
 152  0  1  -33  3 58  14 55 21       43 260  1.08 165.9 168.10   6.02S

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

                Librations  Long -6.95   Lat +6.34
                            P +167.4     D +5.0
      Illumination of moon  89%+
        Elongation of Moon  141
    Vertical Profile Scale  1.95 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
   Horizontal Scale Factor  1.69 deg/min

Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in mm)
      CA\Tdia  50   100   150   200   250   300   350
     2.0      2.5   3.9   4.7   5.1   5.4   5.6   5.8
     4.0      3.0   4.5   5.2   5.7   6.0   6.2   6.4
     6.0      4.5   6.0   6.7   7.2   7.5   7.8   7.9
     8.0      4.6   6.1   6.9   7.3   7.7   7.9   8.1
    10.0      5.0   6.4   7.2   7.7   8.0   8.2   8.4

Lunar Limb Profile for graze near Melbourne, Canberra and Sydney

Lunar Limb Profile