Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 2644, 2006 Feb 23

Grazing Occultation of    2644 cF8      Magnitude   6.4 
Date   2006 February 23    (Thursday)     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
 174 30  0  -38 18 17  13 44  3        9 119  5.99 187.1 189.12  11.43S
 174 40  0  -38 24 30  13 44  7       10 119  5.88 187.1 189.12  11.43S
 174 50  0  -38 30 43  13 44 11       10 118  5.77 187.1 189.12  11.44S
 175  0  0  -38 36 57  13 44 15       10 118  5.67 187.1 189.12  11.44S
 175 10  0  -38 43 11  13 44 19       10 118  5.57 187.1 189.12  11.44S
 175 20  0  -38 49 26  13 44 24       10 118  5.47 187.1 189.12  11.44S
 175 30  0  -38 55 40  13 44 28       11 118  5.38 187.1 189.12  11.44S
 175 40  0  -39  1 55  13 44 32       11 118  5.29 187.1 189.12  11.44S
 175 50  0  -39  8 10  13 44 36       11 118  5.20 187.1 189.12  11.44S
 176  0  0  -39 14 25  13 44 41       11 118  5.12 187.1 189.12  11.43S
 176 10  0  -39 20 41  13 44 45       11 117  5.04 187.1 189.12  11.43S
 176 20  0  -39 26 57  13 44 50       11 117  4.96 187.1 189.12  11.43S
 176 30  0  -39 33 13  13 44 55       12 117  4.88 187.1 189.12  11.43S
 176 40  0  -39 39 29  13 44 59       12 117  4.80 187.1 189.12  11.43S
 176 50  0  -39 45 45  13 45  4       12 117  4.73 187.1 189.12  11.43S
 177  0  0  -39 52  1  13 45  9       12 117  4.66 187.1 189.12  11.43S

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

   2644 is double :   7.1  7.1   0.100"   90.0
Graze Path of component #2  0.03km South, and 0.2 secs. later cf. primary.

                Librations  Long -6.34   Lat +6.18
                            P +188.4     D +7.4
      Illumination of moon  26%-
        Elongation of Moon  61
    Vertical Profile Scale  2.31 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
   Horizontal Scale Factor  2.19 deg/min

Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in mm)
      CA\Tdia  50   100   150   200   250   300   350
     7.4      5.2   6.6   7.4   7.9   8.2   8.4   8.5
     9.4      5.3   6.7   7.5   7.9   8.3   8.5   8.6
    11.4      5.4   6.8   7.5   8.0   8.3   8.6   8.7
    13.4      5.4   6.9   7.6   8.1   8.4   8.6   8.8
    15.4      5.5   6.9   7.7   8.2   8.5   8.7   8.9

Lunar Limb Profile for graze near Hastings

Lunar Limb Profile