Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 2617, 2006 Oct 27

Grazing Occultation of    2617 cK0      Magnitude   4.6 

Date   2006 October 27    (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
 173  0  0  -37 20 58   8 23 52       38 260  1.29 167.7 168.51  14.45S
 173 10  0  -37 15  7   8 24  6       38 260  1.30 167.7 168.48  14.48S
 173 20  0  -37  9 15   8 24 20       37 260  1.31 167.7 168.46  14.50S
 173 30  0  -37  3 23   8 24 35       37 260  1.32 167.6 168.44  14.51S
 173 40  0  -36 57 29   8 24 49       37 260  1.33 167.6 168.42  14.53S
 173 50  0  -36 51 35   8 25  3       37 259  1.34 167.6 168.41  14.55S
 174  0  0  -36 45 39   8 25 17       37 259  1.35 167.6 168.39  14.57S
 174 10  0  -36 39 43   8 25 31       36 259  1.36 167.6 168.37  14.58S
 174 20  0  -36 33 46   8 25 45       36 259  1.37 167.6 168.36  14.60S
 174 30  0  -36 27 49   8 25 59       36 259  1.38 167.5 168.34  14.62S
 174 40  0  -36 21 50   8 26 13       36 258  1.39 167.5 168.32  14.63S
 174 50  0  -36 15 51   8 26 27       36 258  1.40 167.5 168.31  14.65S

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

   2617 is double :   5.1  5.9   0.26"   12.0
Graze Path of component #2  0.47km South, and 0.2 secs. later cf. primary.

                Librations  Long -6.93   Lat +6.30
                            P +167.6     D +5.0
      Illumination of moon  24%+
        Elongation of Moon  58
    Vertical Profile Scale  2.01 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
   Horizontal Scale Factor  1.72 deg/min

Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in mm)
      CA\Tdia  50   100   150   200   250   300   350
    10.6      6.0   7.5   8.3   8.8   9.2   9.5   9.8
    12.6      6.0   7.5   8.3   8.9   9.3   9.6   9.8
    14.6      6.1   7.6   8.4   8.9   9.3   9.6   9.9
    16.6      6.1   7.6   8.4   9.0   9.4   9.7   9.9
    18.6      6.2   7.7   8.5   9.0   9.4   9.7  10.0

Lunar Limb Profile for graze north of Auckland

Lunar Limb Profile