Predictions for Grazing Occultation of SAO 189626, 2006 Dec 23
Grazing Occultation of 189626 K0 Magnitude 7.6
Date 2006 December 23 (Saturday) 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
113 0 0 -23 29 22 12 49 48 12 252 4.92 152.8 167.07 15.73S
113 10 0 -23 23 52 12 49 54 11 252 5.00 152.8 167.09 15.71S
113 20 0 -23 18 24 12 50 0 11 252 5.09 152.9 167.12 15.68S
113 30 0 -23 12 58 12 50 6 11 251 5.19 152.9 167.15 15.65S
113 40 0 -23 7 34 12 50 12 11 251 5.28 152.9 167.17 15.62S
113 50 0 -23 2 11 12 50 17 11 251 5.38 153.0 167.20 15.60S
114 0 0 -22 56 50 12 50 23 10 251 5.49 153.0 167.23 15.57S
114 10 0 -22 51 31 12 50 28 10 251 5.59 153.0 167.26 15.54S
114 20 0 -22 46 13 12 50 34 10 251 5.70 153.0 167.28 15.51S
114 30 0 -22 40 57 12 50 39 10 251 5.82 153.1 167.31 15.49S
114 40 0 -22 35 42 12 50 44 10 251 5.94 153.1 167.34 15.46S
114 50 0 -22 30 29 12 50 49 9 251 6.06 153.1 167.37 15.43S
115 0 0 -22 25 18 12 50 54 9 251 6.19 153.1 167.40 15.40S
115 10 0 -22 20 9 12 50 59 9 251 6.33 153.2 167.42 15.37S
115 20 0 -22 15 1 12 51 4 9 251 6.47 153.2 167.45 15.35S
115 30 0 -22 9 54 12 51 9 9 251 6.61 153.2 167.48 15.32S
115 40 0 -22 4 50 12 51 13 8 250 6.76 153.3 167.51 15.29S
115 50 0 -21 59 46 12 51 18 8 250 6.92 153.3 167.54 15.26S
116 0 0 -21 54 45 12 51 22 8 250 7.09 153.3 167.56 15.23S
Path coordinates are referred to WGS84 (as used by GPS).
Librations Long -4.33 Lat +3.75
P +167.3 D +3.0
Illumination of moon 10%+
Elongation of Moon 36
Vertical Profile Scale 2.40 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
Horizontal Scale Factor 2.19 deg/min
Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in mm)
CA\Tdia 50 100 150 200 250 300 350
11.2 6.1 7.5 8.4 8.9 9.3 9.6 9.8
13.2 6.1 7.6 8.4 8.9 9.3 9.6 9.8
15.2 6.1 7.6 8.4 9.0 9.4 9.7 9.9
17.2 6.2 7.6 8.5 9.0 9.4 9.7 9.9
19.2 6.2 7.7 8.5 9.0 9.4 9.7 9.9
Lunar Limb Profile for graze south of Exmouth
