Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 2366, 2006 Dec 19
Grazing Occultation of 2366 dM1 Magnitude 1.1v
2366 = Antares = alpha Scorpii
Date 2006 December 19 (Tuesday) 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
149 0 0 -26 26 42 5 17 53 45 29 253 1.79 359.8 351.50 -6.13N
149 10 0 -26 22 24 5 18 5 45 29 253 1.80 359.8 351.48 -6.11N
149 20 0 -26 18 5 5 18 17 45 29 253 1.82 359.7 351.45 -6.08N
149 30 0 -26 13 46 5 18 28 45 29 253 1.83 359.7 351.43 -6.06N
149 40 0 -26 9 25 5 18 40 45 28 253 1.85 359.7 351.41 -6.04N
149 50 0 -26 5 4 5 18 52 44 28 252 1.86 359.7 351.38 -6.01N
150 0 0 -26 0 42 5 19 3 44 28 252 1.88 359.7 351.36 -5.99N
150 10 0 -25 56 19 5 19 14 44 28 252 1.90 359.6 351.34 -5.97N
150 20 0 -25 51 56 5 19 26 44 28 252 1.91 359.6 351.32 -5.94N
150 30 0 -25 47 31 5 19 37 44 27 252 1.93 359.6 351.29 -5.92N
150 40 0 -25 43 7 5 19 48 43 27 252 1.95 359.6 351.27 -5.90N
150 50 0 -25 38 41 5 19 59 43 27 252 1.96 359.5 351.25 -5.88N
151 0 0 -25 34 14 5 20 10 43 27 252 1.98 359.5 351.23 -5.86N
151 10 0 -25 29 47 5 20 21 43 27 252 2.00 359.5 351.21 -5.84N
151 20 0 -25 25 20 5 20 31 43 26 252 2.02 359.5 351.19 -5.81N
151 30 0 -25 20 51 5 20 42 42 26 252 2.03 359.5 351.17 -5.79N
151 40 0 -25 16 22 5 20 53 42 26 251 2.05 359.4 351.15 -5.77N
151 50 0 -25 11 52 5 21 3 42 26 251 2.07 359.4 351.13 -5.75N
152 0 0 -25 7 22 5 21 14 42 26 251 2.09 359.4 351.11 -5.73N
152 10 0 -25 2 50 5 21 24 42 25 251 2.11 359.4 351.09 -5.71N
152 20 0 -24 58 18 5 21 34 41 25 251 2.13 359.4 351.07 -5.69N
152 30 0 -24 53 46 5 21 44 41 25 251 2.15 359.3 351.05 -5.67N
152 40 0 -24 49 13 5 21 54 41 25 251 2.17 359.3 351.03 -5.66N
152 50 0 -24 44 39 5 22 4 41 25 251 2.19 359.3 351.01 -5.64N
153 0 0 -24 40 5 5 22 14 41 24 251 2.21 359.3 350.99 -5.62N
Path coordinates are referred to WGS84 (as used by GPS).
2366 is double : 0.9 5.4 2.5" 273.7
Graze Path of component #2 0.36km South, and 5.3 secs. earlier cf. primary.
2366 = alf Sco, 0.88 to 1.16 V , Type LC
Librations Long -5.57 Lat +6.33
P +350.4 D -5.1
Illumination of moon 2%-
Elongation of Moon 18
Vertical Profile Scale 1.87 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
Horizontal Scale Factor 1.74 deg/min
Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in mm)
CA\Tdia 50 100 150 200 250 300 350
-9.6 0.1 1.5 2.1 2.5 2.8 2.9 3.0
-7.6 0.4 1.7 2.4 2.8 3.0 3.2 3.3
-5.6 0.6 1.9 2.6 3.0 3.2 3.4 3.5
-3.6 0.7 2.1 2.7 3.1 3.4 3.5 3.6
-1.6 0.8 2.1 2.8 3.2 3.4 3.6 3.7
Lunar Limb Profile for graze near Bundaberg
