Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 1925, 2006 Aug 28

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

Date   2006 August 28    (Monday)     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
 145  0  0  -42 15 48   9  4 19       32 285  1.58  29.0   8.80   5.22N
 145 10  0  -42 16 47   9  4 31       32 285  1.59  28.9   8.75   5.17N
 145 20  0  -42 17 44   9  4 43       32 285  1.60  28.9   8.71   5.12N
 145 30  0  -42 18 41   9  4 54       32 285  1.61  28.8   8.66   5.07N
 145 40  0  -42 19 36   9  5  6       32 285  1.62  28.8   8.61   5.02N
 145 50  0  -42 20 31   9  5 17       32 284  1.63  28.8   8.56   4.98N
 146  0  0  -42 21 24   9  5 28       31 284  1.64  28.7   8.51   4.93N
 146 10  0  -42 22 16   9  5 40       31 284  1.65  28.7   8.47   4.88N
 146 20  0  -42 23  7   9  5 51       31 284  1.66  28.6   8.42   4.83N
 146 30  0  -42 23 57   9  6  2       31 284  1.67  28.6   8.37   4.79N
 146 40  0  -42 24 46   9  6 13       31 284  1.68  28.5   8.33   4.74N
 146 50  0  -42 25 34   9  6 24       31 283  1.69  28.5   8.28   4.69N
 147  0  0  -42 26 21   9  6 35       30 283  1.70  28.4   8.23   4.65N
 147 10  0  -42 27  7   9  6 46       30 283  1.71  28.4   8.19   4.60N
 147 20  0  -42 27 52   9  6 57       30 283  1.72  28.3   8.14   4.55N
 147 30  0  -42 28 35   9  7  7       30 283  1.73  28.3   8.09   4.51N
 147 40  0  -42 29 18   9  7 18       30 283  1.74  28.2   8.05   4.46N
 147 50  0  -42 30  0   9  7 29       30 283  1.75  28.2   8.00   4.42N
 148  0  0  -42 30 40   9  7 39       30 282  1.77  28.1   7.96   4.37N
 148 10  0  -42 31 20   9  7 50       29 282  1.78  28.1   7.91   4.32N
 148 20  0  -42 31 59   9  8  0       29 282  1.79  28.1   7.87   4.28N
 148 30  0  -42 32 36   9  8 10       29 282  1.80  28.0   7.82   4.23N
 148 40  0  -42 33 13   9  8 21       29 282  1.81  28.0   7.78   4.19N
 148 50  0  -42 33 48   9  8 31       29 282  1.82  27.9   7.73   4.14N

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  0.09km North, and 0.0 secs. earlier cf. primary.
Graze Path of component #3  0.81km North, and 0.6 secs. later cf. primary.
Graze Path of component #4  270.14km South, and 25.9 secs. later cf. primary.

   1925 = alf Vir,   0.95 +/- 0.10 V ,  Type ELL+BCEP,  Period 4.014604 days,  Phase 0.25

                Librations  Long -4.74   Lat +3.01
                            P +7.5     D -3.4
      Illumination of moon  17%+
        Elongation of Moon  49
    Vertical Profile Scale  1.92 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
   Horizontal Scale Factor  1.58 deg/min

Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in mm)
      CA\Tdia  50   100   150   200   250   300   350
     0.1      4.6   6.0   6.8   7.3   7.6   7.8   8.0
     2.1      5.2   6.7   7.5   8.0   8.3   8.6   8.8
     4.1      6.1   7.6   8.4   8.9   9.3   9.6   9.8
     6.1      6.1   7.6   8.4   9.0   9.4   9.7   9.9
     8.1      6.2   7.7   8.5   9.1   9.4   9.7  10.0

Lunar Limb Profile for graze near Hobart

Lunar Limb Profile