Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 3332, 2006 Apr 23

Grazing Occultation of    3332  K0      Magnitude   7.0 
Date   2006 April 23    (Sunday)     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
 174  0  0  -36 50 32  17 40 22       38  73  1.30 328.9 349.79   7.54N
 174 10  0  -36 48 43  17 40 35       38  72  1.29 328.8 349.73   7.60N
 174 20  0  -36 46 54  17 40 48       38  72  1.28 328.8 349.68   7.65N
 174 30  0  -36 45  3  17 41  1       38  72  1.27 328.7 349.63   7.70N
 174 40  0  -36 43 11  17 41 14       38  72  1.27 328.7 349.59   7.74N
 174 50  0  -36 41 17  17 41 27       38  72  1.26 328.6 349.53   7.79N
 175  0  0  -36 39 22  17 41 41       39  72  1.25 328.6 349.48   7.84N
 175 10  0  -36 37 26  17 41 54       39  72  1.24 328.5 349.43   7.89N
 175 20  0  -36 35 28  17 42  8       39  71  1.23 328.5 349.38   7.95N
 175 30  0  -36 33 29  17 42 21       39  71  1.23 328.4 349.33   8.00N
 175 40  0  -36 31 29  17 42 35       39  71  1.22 328.4 349.28   8.05N
 175 50  0  -36 29 27  17 42 49       40  71  1.21 328.3 349.22   8.10N
 176  0  0  -36 27 24  17 43  3       40  71  1.20 328.3 349.17   8.15N

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

                Librations  Long -1.27   Lat +2.73
                            P +349.1     D -2.2
      Illumination of moon  21%-
        Elongation of Moon  55
    Vertical Profile Scale  1.89 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
   Horizontal Scale Factor  1.64 deg/min

Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in mm)
      CA\Tdia  50   100   150   200   250   300   350
     4.2      6.0   7.5   8.3   8.9   9.3   9.6   9.8
     6.2      6.0   7.5   8.4   8.9   9.3   9.6   9.9
     8.2      6.1   7.6   8.4   9.0   9.4   9.7   9.9
    10.2      6.1   7.6   8.5   9.0   9.4   9.7  10.0
    12.2      6.2   7.7   8.5   9.1   9.5   9.8  10.0

Lunar Limb Profile for graze north of Auckland