Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 2183, 2006 Dec 17

Grazing Occultation of    2183  K2      Magnitude   5.5 

Date   2006 December 17    (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
 150  0  0  -27 19 22  18  1 34       16 107  3.43 206.9 192.73  17.78S
 150 10  0  -27 25 51  18  1 43   -12 16 107  3.38 206.9 192.75  17.80S
 150 20  0  -27 32 21  18  1 53   -12 17 107  3.34 206.9 192.78  17.83S
 150 30  0  -27 38 54  18  2  2   -12 17 107  3.29 207.0 192.80  17.85S
 150 40  0  -27 45 28  18  2 12   -11 17 107  3.25 207.0 192.83  17.88S
 150 50  0  -27 52  4  18  2 21   -11 17 107  3.21 207.0 192.85  17.90S
 151  0  0  -27 58 42  18  2 31   -11 18 107  3.17 207.0 192.88  17.93S
 151 10  0  -28  5 22  18  2 41   -11 18 106  3.13 207.1 192.90  17.95S
 151 20  0  -28 12  3  18  2 51   -10 18 106  3.09 207.1 192.93  17.97S
 151 30  0  -28 18 46  18  3  2   -10 18 106  3.05 207.1 192.95  18.00S
 151 40  0  -28 25 31  18  3 12   -10 18 106  3.02 207.1 192.97  18.02S
 151 50  0  -28 32 18  18  3 23   -10 19 106  2.98 207.2 193.00  18.05S
 152  0  0  -28 39  7  18  3 33   -10 19 106  2.94 207.2 193.02  18.07S
 152 10  0  -28 45 57  18  3 44    -9 19 106  2.91 207.2 193.04  18.09S
 152 20  0  -28 52 49  18  3 55    -9 19 106  2.87 207.2 193.07  18.12S
 152 30  0  -28 59 43  18  4  6    -9 19 106  2.84 207.3 193.09  18.14S
 152 40  0  -29  6 39  18  4 17    -9 20 105  2.81 207.3 193.11  18.16S
 152 50  0  -29 13 37  18  4 28    -8 20 105  2.78 207.3 193.14  18.19S
 153  0  0  -29 20 36  18  4 40    -8 20 105  2.74 207.3 193.16  18.21S
 153 10  0  -29 27 37  18  4 51    -8 20 105  2.71 207.3 193.18  18.23S
 153 20  0  -29 34 40  18  5  3    -8 20 105  2.68 207.4 193.21  18.26S
 153 30  0  -29 41 45  18  5 15    -8 21 105  2.65 207.4 193.23  18.28S
 153 40  0  -29 48 51  18  5 27    -7 21 105  2.62 207.4 193.25  18.30S
 153 50  0  -29 55 59  18  5 39    -7 21 104  2.59 207.4 193.27  18.32S
 154  0  0  -30  3  9  18  5 51    -7 21 104  2.57 207.5 193.29  18.34S

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

                Librations  Long -3.35   Lat +5.22
                            P +193.0     D +6.1
      Illumination of moon  8%-
        Elongation of Moon  33
    Vertical Profile Scale  2.40 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
   Horizontal Scale Factor  1.92 deg/min

Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in mm)
      CA\Tdia  50   100   150   200   250   300   350
    14.3      6.0   7.4   8.1   8.6   8.9   9.1   9.3
    16.3      6.0   7.4   8.1   8.6   8.9   9.1   9.3
    18.3      6.0   7.4   8.1   8.6   8.9   9.1   9.3
    20.3      6.0   7.4   8.1   8.6   8.9   9.1   9.3
    22.3      6.0   7.4   8.1   8.6   8.9   9.1   9.3

Lunar Limb Profile for graze south of Brisbane

Lunar Limb Profile