Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 3431, 2006 Aug 11

Grazing Occultation of    3431  F2      Magnitude   6.6 
Date   2006 August 11    (Friday)     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
 168 30  0  -46 52 39  15  3 13       47 354  0.93 321.2 342.97  15.61N
 168 40  0  -46 44 36  15  3 35       47 354  0.93 321.2 342.93  15.65N
 168 50  0  -46 36 30  15  3 58       47 353  0.93 321.1 342.90  15.68N
 169  0  0  -46 28 22  15  4 20       47 353  0.92 321.1 342.86  15.72N
 169 10  0  -46 20 12  15  4 43       47 352  0.92 321.1 342.83  15.75N
 169 20  0  -46 11 59  15  5  6       48 352  0.92 321.0 342.79  15.79N
 169 30  0  -46  3 43  15  5 29       48 352  0.91 321.0 342.76  15.82N
 169 40  0  -45 55 25  15  5 52       48 351  0.91 321.0 342.73  15.86N
 169 50  0  -45 47  4  15  6 15       48 351  0.91 320.9 342.69  15.89N
 170  0  0  -45 38 41  15  6 38       48 350  0.90 320.9 342.66  15.92N
 170 10  0  -45 30 15  15  7  2       48 350  0.90 320.9 342.62  15.96N
 170 20  0  -45 21 47  15  7 26       48 349  0.90 320.8 342.59  15.99N
 170 30  0  -45 13 16  15  7 49       48 349  0.89 320.8 342.56  16.02N
 170 40  0  -45  4 43  15  8 13       48 349  0.89 320.8 342.52  16.06N
 170 50  0  -44 56  7  15  8 38       48 348  0.89 320.7 342.49  16.09N
 171  0  0  -44 47 29  15  9  2       49 348  0.88 320.7 342.46  16.12N
 171 10  0  -44 38 48  15  9 26       49 347  0.88 320.7 342.42  16.16N
 171 20  0  -44 30  4  15  9 51       49 347  0.88 320.6 342.39  16.19N
 171 30  0  -44 21 18  15 10 15       49 346  0.87 320.6 342.36  16.22N
 171 40  0  -44 12 30  15 10 40       49 346  0.87 320.6 342.33  16.25N
 171 50  0  -44  3 39  15 11  5       49 346  0.87 320.5 342.30  16.28N
 172  0  0  -43 54 46  15 11 30       49 345  0.86 320.5 342.27  16.31N
 172 10  0  -43 45 51  15 11 55       49 345  0.86 320.5 342.24  16.34N
 172 20  0  -43 36 53  15 12 21       49 344  0.86 320.4 342.20  16.38N
 172 30  0  -43 27 52  15 12 46       49 344  0.86 320.4 342.17  16.41N
 172 40  0  -43 18 50  15 13 12       50 343  0.85 320.4 342.14  16.44N
 172 50  0  -43  9 44  15 13 38       50 343  0.85 320.3 342.11  16.47N
 173  0  0  -43  0 37  15 14  3       50 342  0.85 320.3 342.08  16.49N
 173 10  1  -42 51 27  15 14 29       50 342  0.85 320.3 342.06  16.52N
 173 20  1  -42 42 15  15 14 56       50 341  0.84 320.3 342.03  16.55N
 173 30  1  -42 33  1  15 15 22       50 341  0.84 320.2 342.00  16.58N
 173 40  1  -42 23 45  15 15 48       50 340  0.84 320.2 341.97  16.61N
 173 50  1  -42 14 26  15 16 15       50 340  0.84 320.2 341.94  16.64N
 174  0  1  -42  5  5  15 16 41       50 339  0.83 320.1 341.92  16.66N
 174 10  1  -41 55 42  15 17  8       50 339  0.83 320.1 341.89  16.69N
 174 20  1  -41 46 17  15 17 35       50 339  0.83 320.1 341.86  16.72N
 174 30  1  -41 36 49  15 18  2       50 338  0.83 320.1 341.84  16.74N
 174 40  1  -41 27 20  15 18 29       50 338  0.83 320.0 341.81  16.77N
 174 50  1  -41 17 48  15 18 57       51 337  0.82 320.0 341.79  16.79N
 175  0  1  -41  8 15  15 19 24       51 337  0.82 320.0 341.76  16.82N
 175 10  1  -40 58 40  15 19 51       51 336  0.82 320.0 341.74  16.84N
 175 20  1  -40 49  2  15 20 19       51 336  0.82 319.9 341.71  16.87N
 175 30  1  -40 39 23  15 20 47       51 335  0.82 319.9 341.69  16.89N
 175 40  1  -40 29 42  15 21 15       51 335  0.82 319.9 341.67  16.91N
 175 50  1  -40 19 59  15 21 42       51 334  0.81 319.9 341.64  16.93N
 176  0  1  -40 10 14  15 22 11       51 333  0.81 319.8 341.62  16.96N
 176 10  1  -40  0 27  15 22 39       51 333  0.81 319.8 341.60  16.98N
 176 20  1  -39 50 39  15 23  7       51 332  0.81 319.8 341.58  17.00N
 176 30  1  -39 40 49  15 23 35       51 332  0.81 319.8 341.56  17.02N
 176 40  1  -39 30 57  15 24  4       51 331  0.81 319.8 341.54  17.04N
 176 50  1  -39 21  4  15 24 32       51 331  0.81 319.7 341.52  17.06N
 177  0  1  -39 11 10  15 25  1       51 330  0.81 319.7 341.50  17.08N
 177 10  1  -39  1 13  15 25 30       51 330  0.80 319.7 341.48  17.09N
 177 20  1  -38 51 16  15 25 58       51 329  0.80 319.7 341.47  17.11N
 177 30  1  -38 41 16  15 26 27       51 329  0.80 319.7 341.45  17.13N
 177 40  1  -38 31 16  15 26 56       51 328  0.80 319.7 341.43  17.15N
 177 50  1  -38 21 14  15 27 25       51 328  0.80 319.6 341.42  17.16N
 178  0  1  -38 11 11  15 27 54       51 327  0.80 319.6 341.40  17.18N
 178 10  1  -38  1  7  15 28 24       51 327  0.80 319.6 341.39  17.19N
 178 20  1  -37 51  2  15 28 53       51 326  0.80 319.6 341.37  17.21N
 178 30  1  -37 40 55  15 29 22       51 326  0.80 319.6 341.36  17.22N

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

                Librations  Long +1.45   Lat +0.14
                            P +341.4     D -0.3
      Illumination of moon  93%-
        Elongation of Moon  149
    Vertical Profile Scale  2.37 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
   Horizontal Scale Factor  1.6 deg/min

Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in mm)
      CA\Tdia  50   100   150   200   250   300   350
    13.2      5.0   6.5   7.3   7.8   8.1   8.3   8.5
    15.2      5.4   6.9   7.7   8.2   8.5   8.8   8.9
    17.2      5.5   6.9   7.7   8.2   8.6   8.8   9.0
    19.2      5.5   6.9   7.7   8.2   8.6   8.8   9.0
    21.2      5.5   6.9   7.7   8.2   8.6   8.8   9.0

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