Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 3267, 2006 Jun 16

Grazing Occultation of    3237 cB8      Magnitude   4.3 
 3237 = iota Aquarii                          

Date   2006 June 16    (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
 145  0  0  -41 24 51  12 31 45        6 103  9.47 339.9 359.30   0.75N
 145 10  0  -41 26 56  12 31 48        6 103  9.26 339.9 359.28   0.77N
 145 20  0  -41 28 59  12 31 50        6 103  9.06 339.8 359.26   0.79N
 145 30  0  -41 31  3  12 31 52        6 103  8.87 339.8 359.23   0.81N
 145 40  0  -41 33  5  12 31 54        7 103  8.68 339.8 359.21   0.83N
 145 50  0  -41 35  7  12 31 57        7 103  8.50 339.8 359.19   0.86N
 146  0  0  -41 37  9  12 31 59        7 102  8.33 339.8 359.17   0.88N
 146 10  0  -41 39  9  12 32  2        7 102  8.17 339.7 359.15   0.90N
 146 20  0  -41 41  9  12 32  4        7 102  8.01 339.7 359.12   0.92N
 146 30  0  -41 43  9  12 32  7        7 102  7.86 339.7 359.10   0.94N
 146 40  0  -41 45  7  12 32  9        7 102  7.71 339.7 359.08   0.97N
 146 50  0  -41 47  6  12 32 12        8 102  7.57 339.6 359.06   0.99N
 147  0  0  -41 49  3  12 32 14        8 102  7.43 339.6 359.04   1.01N
 147 10  0  -41 51  0  12 32 17        8 102  7.30 339.6 359.01   1.03N
 147 20  0  -41 52 56  12 32 20        8 101  7.17 339.6 358.99   1.06N
 147 30  0  -41 54 52  12 32 22        8 101  7.05 339.6 358.97   1.08N
 147 40  0  -41 56 46  12 32 25        8 101  6.93 339.5 358.95   1.10N
 147 50  0  -41 58 41  12 32 28        8 101  6.82 339.5 358.92   1.12N
 148  0  0  -42  0 34  12 32 31        8 101  6.71 339.5 358.90   1.15N
 148 10  0  -42  2 27  12 32 33        9 101  6.60 339.5 358.88   1.17N
 148 20  0  -42  4 19  12 32 36        9 101  6.49 339.4 358.85   1.19N
 148 30  0  -42  6 11  12 32 39        9 101  6.39 339.4 358.83   1.22N
 148 40  0  -42  8  2  12 32 42        9 101  6.29 339.4 358.81   1.24N
 148 50  0  -42  9 52  12 32 45        9 100  6.20 339.4 358.78   1.26N

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

   3237 is double :   5.2  5.2   0.050"    0.0
Graze Path of component #2  0.09km South, and 0.0 secs. later cf. primary.

    C A S S I N I   R E G I O N   G R A Z E

                Librations  Long +0.31   Lat +3.15
                            P +358.8     D -2.9
      Illumination of moon  72%-
        Elongation of Moon  116
    Vertical Profile Scale  1.94 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
   Horizontal Scale Factor  2.04 deg/min

Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in mm)
      CA\Tdia  50   100   150   200   250   300   350
    -2.7      2.0   3.3   3.8   4.0   4.2   4.3   4.3
    -0.7      2.0   3.3   3.8   4.0   4.2   4.3   4.3
     1.3      2.0   3.3   3.8   4.0   4.2   4.3   4.3
     3.3      3.6   4.8   5.4   5.7   5.9   6.0   6.1
     5.3      3.7   5.0   5.6   5.9   6.1   6.2   6.3

Lunar Limb Profile for graze near Hobart

Lunar Limb Profile