Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 2784, 2006 Mar 23

Grazing Occultation of    2784 cK1      Magnitude   3.3 
 2784 = tau Sagittarii                        

Date   2006 March 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
 145  0  0  -41 34  9  16 28  3       29 102  1.77 181.0 187.60   8.68S
 145 10  0  -41 38 44  16 28 12       30 102  1.76 181.0 187.60   8.68S
 145 20  0  -41 43 18  16 28 21       30 102  1.75 181.0 187.57   8.64S
 145 30  0  -41 47 51  16 28 31       30 102  1.74 181.0 187.55   8.62S
 145 40  0  -41 52 24  16 28 40       30 102  1.72 180.9 187.53   8.60S
 145 50  0  -41 56 55  16 28 50       30 101  1.71 180.9 187.51   8.58S
 146  0  0  -42  1 26  16 28 59       30 101  1.70 180.9 187.49   8.56S
 146 10  0  -42  5 56  16 29  8       31 101  1.69 180.9 187.46   8.54S
 146 20  0  -42 10 25  16 29 18       31 101  1.68 180.9 187.44   8.52S
 146 30  0  -42 14 53  16 29 28       31 101  1.67 180.8 187.42   8.50S
 146 40  0  -42 19 20  16 29 37       31 101  1.66 180.8 187.40   8.48S
 146 50  0  -42 23 46  16 29 47       31 100  1.65 180.8 187.38   8.46S
 147  0  0  -42 28 11  16 29 56       31 100  1.64 180.8 187.36   8.44S
 147 10  0  -42 32 35  16 30  6       32 100  1.63 180.7 187.34   8.41S
 147 20  0  -42 36 59  16 30 16       32 100  1.62 180.7 187.32   8.39S
 147 30  0  -42 41 21  16 30 26       32 100  1.61 180.7 187.29   8.37S
 147 40  0  -42 45 43  16 30 35       32 100  1.60 180.7 187.27   8.35S
 147 50  0  -42 50  3  16 30 45       32  99  1.59 180.7 187.25   8.33S

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

   2784 is double :   4.2  4.2   0.004"  235.2
Graze Path of component #2  0.00km North, and 0.0 secs. earlier cf. primary.

                Librations  Long -5.77   Lat +6.33
                            P +186.6     D +7.3
      Illumination of moon  40%-
        Elongation of Moon  78
    Vertical Profile Scale  2.03 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
   Horizontal Scale Factor  1.82 deg/min

Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in mm)
      CA\Tdia  50   100   150   200   250   300   350
     4.3      5.7   7.2   8.0   8.5   8.8   9.1   9.3
     6.3      5.7   7.2   8.0   8.5   8.9   9.1   9.3
     8.3      5.8   7.2   8.0   8.5   8.9   9.1   9.3
    10.3      5.8   7.2   8.0   8.5   8.9   9.1   9.3
    12.3      5.8   7.2   8.0   8.5   8.9   9.2   9.4

Lunar Limb Profile for graze near Hobart

Lunar Limb Profile