Grazing Occultation of 3430 WF3 Magnitude 5.6 3430 = 96 Aquarii Date 2006 October 5 (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 137 0 0 -34 26 18 10 28 5 41 63 1.13 143.8 165.57 12.14S 137 10 0 -34 22 45 10 28 16 42 63 1.13 143.8 165.52 12.19S 137 20 0 -34 19 11 10 28 28 42 62 1.12 143.7 165.47 12.24S 137 30 0 -34 15 35 10 28 39 42 62 1.11 143.7 165.42 12.29S 137 40 0 -34 11 57 10 28 51 42 62 1.11 143.6 165.36 12.34S 137 50 0 -34 8 18 10 29 2 42 62 1.10 143.6 165.31 12.40S 138 0 0 -34 4 37 10 29 14 43 62 1.09 143.5 165.26 12.45S 138 10 0 -34 0 54 10 29 26 43 62 1.08 143.5 165.21 12.50S 138 20 0 -33 57 10 10 29 38 43 62 1.08 143.4 165.16 12.55S 138 30 0 -33 53 24 10 29 50 43 61 1.07 143.4 165.11 12.60S 138 40 0 -33 49 37 10 30 2 43 61 1.06 143.3 165.05 12.65S 138 50 0 -33 45 48 10 30 14 43 61 1.06 143.3 165.00 12.71S 139 0 0 -33 41 57 10 30 26 44 61 1.05 143.2 164.95 12.76S 139 10 0 -33 38 5 10 30 38 44 61 1.04 143.2 164.90 12.81S 139 20 0 -33 34 10 10 30 51 44 61 1.03 143.1 164.84 12.86S 139 30 0 -33 30 15 10 31 3 44 60 1.03 143.1 164.79 12.92S 139 40 0 -33 26 17 10 31 16 44 60 1.02 143.0 164.74 12.97S 139 50 0 -33 22 18 10 31 28 45 60 1.01 142.9 164.69 13.02S 140 0 0 -33 18 17 10 31 41 45 60 1.01 142.9 164.63 13.08S 140 10 0 -33 14 14 10 31 54 45 60 1.00 142.8 164.58 13.13S 140 20 0 -33 10 9 10 32 7 45 60 0.99 142.8 164.53 13.18S 140 30 0 -33 6 3 10 32 20 45 60 0.99 142.7 164.47 13.23S 140 40 0 -33 1 55 10 32 33 46 59 0.98 142.7 164.42 13.29S 140 50 0 -32 57 45 10 32 46 46 59 0.97 142.6 164.36 13.34S 141 0 0 -32 53 34 10 32 59 46 59 0.97 142.6 164.31 13.40S 141 10 0 -32 49 20 10 33 13 46 59 0.96 142.5 164.26 13.45S 141 20 0 -32 45 5 10 33 26 46 59 0.95 142.5 164.20 13.50S 141 30 0 -32 40 48 10 33 39 47 59 0.95 142.4 164.15 13.56S 141 40 1 -32 36 29 10 33 53 47 58 0.94 142.4 164.09 13.61S 141 50 1 -32 32 9 10 34 7 47 58 0.93 142.3 164.04 13.67S 142 0 1 -32 27 46 10 34 21 47 58 0.93 142.2 163.98 13.72S 142 10 1 -32 23 22 10 34 35 47 58 0.92 142.2 163.93 13.78S 142 20 1 -32 18 56 10 34 49 48 58 0.91 142.1 163.88 13.83S 142 30 1 -32 14 28 10 35 3 48 58 0.91 142.1 163.82 13.89S 142 40 1 -32 9 58 10 35 17 48 57 0.90 142.0 163.76 13.94S 142 50 1 -32 5 26 10 35 31 48 57 0.90 142.0 163.71 14.00S 143 0 1 -32 0 52 10 35 45 48 57 0.89 141.9 163.65 14.05S 143 10 1 -31 56 16 10 36 0 49 57 0.88 141.9 163.60 14.11S 143 20 1 -31 51 39 10 36 15 49 57 0.88 141.8 163.54 14.16S 143 30 1 -31 46 59 10 36 29 49 57 0.87 141.7 163.49 14.22S 143 40 1 -31 42 18 10 36 44 49 56 0.86 141.7 163.43 14.27S 143 50 1 -31 37 34 10 36 59 49 56 0.86 141.6 163.38 14.33S 144 0 1 -31 32 49 10 37 14 50 56 0.85 141.6 163.32 14.38S 144 10 1 -31 28 1 10 37 29 50 56 0.85 141.5 163.26 14.44S 144 20 1 -31 23 12 10 37 44 50 56 0.84 141.5 163.21 14.50S 144 30 1 -31 18 20 10 37 59 50 56 0.83 141.4 163.15 14.55S 144 40 1 -31 13 27 10 38 15 50 55 0.83 141.4 163.09 14.61S 144 50 1 -31 8 31 10 38 30 51 55 0.82 141.3 163.04 14.67S 145 0 1 -31 3 34 10 38 46 51 55 0.81 141.2 162.98 14.72S 145 10 1 -30 58 34 10 39 2 51 55 0.81 141.2 162.92 14.78S 145 20 1 -30 53 33 10 39 18 51 55 0.80 141.1 162.87 14.84S 145 30 1 -30 48 29 10 39 33 51 55 0.80 141.1 162.81 14.89S 145 40 1 -30 43 23 10 39 50 52 54 0.79 141.0 162.75 14.95S 145 50 1 -30 38 15 10 40 6 52 54 0.78 141.0 162.70 15.01S 146 0 1 -30 33 5 10 40 22 52 54 0.78 140.9 162.64 15.06S 146 10 1 -30 27 53 10 40 38 52 54 0.77 140.8 162.58 15.12S 146 20 1 -30 22 39 10 40 55 53 54 0.77 140.8 162.52 15.18S 146 30 1 -30 17 23 10 41 11 53 53 0.76 140.7 162.47 15.23S 146 40 1 -30 12 4 10 41 28 53 53 0.75 140.7 162.41 15.29S 146 50 1 -30 6 43 10 41 45 53 53 0.75 140.6 162.35 15.35S 147 0 1 -30 1 20 10 42 2 53 53 0.74 140.6 162.29 15.41S 147 10 1 -29 55 55 10 42 19 54 53 0.74 140.5 162.24 15.47S 147 20 1 -29 50 28 10 42 36 54 53 0.73 140.4 162.18 15.52S 147 30 1 -29 44 59 10 42 54 54 52 0.72 140.4 162.12 15.58S 147 40 1 -29 39 27 10 43 11 54 52 0.72 140.3 162.06 15.64S 147 50 1 -29 33 53 10 43 29 55 52 0.71 140.3 162.00 15.70S 148 0 1 -29 28 17 10 43 46 55 52 0.71 140.2 161.95 15.75S 148 10 1 -29 22 38 10 44 4 55 52 0.70 140.1 161.89 15.81S 148 20 1 -29 16 58 10 44 22 55 51 0.70 140.1 161.83 15.87S 148 30 1 -29 11 15 10 44 40 55 51 0.69 140.0 161.77 15.93S 148 40 1 -29 5 29 10 44 58 56 51 0.68 140.0 161.71 15.99S 148 50 1 -28 59 42 10 45 16 56 51 0.68 139.9 161.65 16.05S 149 0 1 -28 53 52 10 45 35 56 51 0.67 139.9 161.59 16.10S 149 10 1 -28 48 0 10 45 53 56 50 0.67 139.8 161.54 16.16S 149 20 1 -28 42 5 10 46 12 57 50 0.66 139.7 161.48 16.22S 149 30 1 -28 36 8 10 46 31 57 50 0.66 139.7 161.42 16.28S 149 40 1 -28 30 9 10 46 50 57 50 0.65 139.6 161.36 16.34S 149 50 1 -28 24 7 10 47 9 57 49 0.64 139.6 161.30 16.40S 150 0 1 -28 18 3 10 47 28 57 49 0.64 139.5 161.24 16.45S 150 10 1 -28 11 57 10 47 47 58 49 0.63 139.4 161.18 16.51S 150 20 1 -28 5 48 10 48 7 58 49 0.63 139.4 161.13 16.57S 150 30 1 -27 59 36 10 48 26 58 49 0.62 139.3 161.07 16.63S 150 40 2 -27 53 23 10 48 46 58 48 0.62 139.3 161.01 16.69S 150 50 2 -27 47 7 10 49 6 59 48 0.61 139.2 160.95 16.75S 151 0 2 -27 40 48 10 49 26 59 48 0.60 139.2 160.89 16.81S 151 10 2 -27 34 27 10 49 46 59 48 0.60 139.1 160.83 16.86S 151 20 2 -27 28 3 10 50 6 59 47 0.59 139.0 160.77 16.92S 151 30 2 -27 21 37 10 50 27 60 47 0.59 139.0 160.71 16.98S 151 40 2 -27 15 9 10 50 47 60 47 0.58 138.9 160.66 17.04S 151 50 2 -27 8 38 10 51 8 60 47 0.58 138.9 160.60 17.10S 152 0 2 -27 2 4 10 51 29 60 46 0.57 138.8 160.54 17.16S 152 10 2 -26 55 28 10 51 50 61 46 0.57 138.7 160.48 17.22S 152 20 2 -26 48 49 10 52 11 61 46 0.56 138.7 160.42 17.27S 152 30 2 -26 42 8 10 52 32 61 46 0.55 138.6 160.36 17.33S 152 40 2 -26 35 24 10 52 54 61 45 0.55 138.6 160.30 17.39S 152 50 2 -26 28 38 10 53 15 61 45 0.54 138.5 160.24 17.45S 153 0 2 -26 21 49 10 53 37 62 45 0.54 138.4 160.19 17.51S 153 10 2 -26 14 57 10 53 59 62 45 0.53 138.4 160.13 17.57S 153 20 2 -26 8 3 10 54 21 62 44 0.53 138.3 160.07 17.62S 153 30 2 -26 1 6 10 54 43 62 44 0.52 138.3 160.01 17.68S 153 40 2 -25 54 7 10 55 5 63 44 0.52 138.2 159.95 17.74S 153 50 2 -25 47 5 10 55 28 63 43 0.51 138.2 159.89 17.80S Path coordinates are referred to WGS84 (as used by GPS). 3430 is double : 5.6 10.9 10.6" 20.0 Graze Path of component #2 10.18km South, and 21.3 secs. later cf. primary. Librations Long -1.57 Lat +0.58 P +159.9 D +0.3 Illumination of moon 96%+ Elongation of Moon 157 Vertical Profile Scale 1.90 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon Horizontal Scale Factor 1.51 deg/min Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in mm) CA\Tdia 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 13.8 4.7 6.1 6.9 7.4 7.8 8.0 8.2 15.8 4.8 6.3 7.1 7.6 7.9 8.2 8.4 17.8 5.1 6.5 7.3 7.8 8.2 8.4 8.6 19.8 5.3 6.8 7.6 8.1 8.5 8.7 8.9 21.8 5.5 6.9 7.7 8.3 8.6 8.9 9.1