Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 529, 2006 Sep 12

Grazing Occultation of     529 SA2      Magnitude   6.1 
Date   2006 September 12    (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
 114  0  0  -33 32 25  17 57 33       20  38  2.77 331.5 344.16  13.35N
 114 10  0  -33 24 52  17 57 43       20  38  2.74 331.5 344.14  13.38N
 114 20  0  -33 17 17  17 57 54       20  38  2.71 331.5 344.11  13.40N
 114 30  0  -33  9 42  17 58  5       20  38  2.68 331.4 344.08  13.43N
 114 40  0  -33  2  6  17 58 16       21  38  2.65 331.4 344.06  13.46N
 114 50  0  -32 54 28  17 58 27       21  38  2.62 331.4 344.03  13.48N
 115  0  0  -32 46 49  17 58 39       21  38  2.59 331.4 344.01  13.51N
 115 10  0  -32 39 10  17 58 50       21  37  2.56 331.3 343.98  13.53N
 115 20  0  -32 31 29  17 59  2       22  37  2.53 331.3 343.96  13.56N
 115 30  0  -32 23 47  17 59 13       22  37  2.51 331.3 343.93  13.58N
 115 40  0  -32 16  4  17 59 25       22  37  2.48 331.3 343.91  13.61N
 115 50  0  -32  8 20  17 59 37       22  37  2.45 331.2 343.88  13.63N
 116  0  0  -32  0 35  17 59 49       22  37  2.43 331.2 343.86  13.66N
 116 10  0  -31 52 49  18  0  1       23  37  2.40 331.2 343.83  13.68N
 116 20  0  -31 45  2  18  0 14       23  36  2.38 331.2 343.81  13.70N
 116 30  0  -31 37 14  18  0 26       23  36  2.35 331.1 343.79  13.73N
 116 40  0  -31 29 25  18  0 39       23  36  2.33 331.1 343.76  13.75N
 116 50  0  -31 21 35  18  0 52       23  36  2.30 331.1 343.74  13.77N
 117  0  0  -31 13 44  18  1  4       24  36  2.28 331.1 343.72  13.80N
 117 10  0  -31  5 52  18  1 18       24  36  2.26 331.1 343.69  13.82N
 117 20  0  -30 57 59  18  1 31       24  36  2.23 331.0 343.67  13.84N
 117 30  0  -30 50  5  18  1 44       24  35  2.21 331.0 343.65  13.87N
 117 40  0  -30 42 10  18  1 58       25  35  2.19 331.0 343.63  13.89N
 117 50  0  -30 34 14  18  2 11       25  35  2.17 331.0 343.60  13.91N

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

    529 is triple :   6.3  8.3   0.000"    0.0 :   6.1 10.9   74"  357.0
Graze Path of component #2  0.00km South, and 0.0 secs. later cf. primary.
Graze Path of component #3  158.43km South, and 75.4 secs. later cf. primary.

                Librations  Long +7.77   Lat -6.70
                            P +342.8     D +4.5
      Illumination of moon  68%-
        Elongation of Moon  111
    Vertical Profile Scale  2.31 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
   Horizontal Scale Factor  1.54 deg/min

Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in mm)
      CA\Tdia  50   100   150   200   250   300   350
     9.9      5.3   6.8   7.5   8.0   8.3   8.5   8.6
    11.9      5.4   6.8   7.5   8.0   8.3   8.5   8.6
    13.9      5.4   6.8   7.5   8.0   8.3   8.5   8.6
    15.9      5.4   6.8   7.5   8.0   8.3   8.5   8.7
    17.9      5.4   6.8   7.6   8.0   8.3   8.5   8.7

Lunar Limb Profile for graze near Perth

Lunar Limb Profile