Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 1609, 2006 Nov 14

Grazing Occultation of    1609 SF2      Magnitude   4.6 
 1609 = chi Leonis                            

Date   2006 November 14    (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
 147  0  0  -34 46 27  18 19  9    -8 26  59  2.02 214.0 192.94  10.55S
 147 10  0  -34 52 12  18 19 35    -8 26  59  2.01 214.0 193.00  10.60S
 147 20  0  -34 58  3  18 20  1    -8 27  59  2.00 214.1 193.06  10.67S
 147 30  0  -35  3 59  18 20 28    -8 27  58  1.99 214.1 193.12  10.73S
 147 40  0  -35  9 59  18 20 54    -7 27  58  1.97 214.2 193.18  10.79S
 147 50  0  -35 16  5  18 21 21    -7 27  58  1.96 214.3 193.24  10.85S
 148  0  0  -35 22 15  18 21 48    -7 27  58  1.95 214.3 193.30  10.91S
 148 10  0  -35 28 30  18 22 15    -7 27  57  1.94 214.4 193.36  10.97S
 148 20  0  -35 34 51  18 22 43    -6 27  57  1.93 214.4 193.42  11.03S
 148 30  0  -35 41 16  18 23 10    -6 28  57  1.92 214.5 193.48  11.09S
 148 40  0  -35 47 47  18 23 38    -6 28  56  1.91 214.6 193.54  11.15S
 148 50  0  -35 54 23  18 24  6    -5 28  56  1.90 214.6 193.60  11.21S
 149  0  0  -36  1  4  18 24 34    -5 28  56  1.89 214.7 193.66  11.27S
 149 10  0  -36  7 50  18 25  3    -5 28  56  1.88 214.7 193.72  11.33S
 149 20  0  -36 14 41  18 25 31    -5 28  55  1.87 214.8 193.78  11.39S
 149 30  0  -36 21 38  18 26  0    -4 28  55  1.86 214.9 193.83  11.44S
 149 40  0  -36 28 40  18 26 29    -4 28  55  1.85 214.9 193.89  11.50S
 149 50  0  -36 35 47  18 26 58    -4 29  54  1.84 215.0 193.95  11.56S
 150  0  0  -36 43  0  18 27 28    -4 29  54  1.83 215.0 194.01  11.62S
 150 10  0  -36 50 18  18 27 57    -3 29  54  1.82 215.1 194.06  11.67S
 150 20  0  -36 57 41  18 28 27    -3 29  54  1.81 215.1 194.12  11.73S
 150 30  0  -37  5 10  18 28 57    -3 29  53  1.80 215.2 194.18  11.78S
 150 40  0  -37 12 44  18 29 27    -3 29  53  1.79 215.3 194.23  11.84S
 150 50  0  -37 20 24  18 29 58    -2 29  53  1.79 215.3 194.29  11.89S
 151  0  0  -37 28  9  18 30 28    -2 29  52  1.78 215.4 194.34  11.95S
 151 10  0  -37 36  0  18 30 59    -2 29  52  1.77 215.4 194.39  12.00S

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

   1609 is multiple :   4.6 11.0   3.7"  268.0 :   4.7  9.0  276"  305.0 :   4.7       314"  294.0
Graze Path of component #2  7.69km North, and 8.0 secs. earlier cf. primary.
Graze Path of component #3  6.85km North, and 747.8 secs. earlier cf. primary.
Graze Path of component #4  212.59km North, and 834.0 secs. earlier cf. primary.

                Librations  Long +3.22   Lat -1.78
                            P +194.3     D -2.3
      Illumination of moon  31%-
        Elongation of Moon  68
    Vertical Profile Scale  3.59 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
   Horizontal Scale Factor  1.43 deg/min

Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in mm)
      CA\Tdia  50   100   150   200   250   300   350
     8.0      4.8   6.2   6.9   7.4   7.7   7.8   8.0
    10.0      4.8   6.2   6.9   7.4   7.7   7.8   8.0
    12.0      4.8   6.2   6.9   7.4   7.7   7.8   8.0
    14.0      4.8   6.2   6.9   7.4   7.7   7.8   8.0
    16.0      4.8   6.2   6.9   7.4   7.7   7.8   8.0

Lunar Limb Profile for graze south of Canberra

Lunar Limb Profile