Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 2660, 2006 Feb 23
Grazing Occultation of 2660 A3 Magnitude 6.2
Date 2006 February 23 (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
174 30 0 -37 37 24 15 28 41 28 106 1.91 187.6 190.11 12.65S
174 40 0 -37 43 6 15 28 51 28 106 1.90 187.6 190.10 12.64S
174 50 0 -37 48 47 15 29 1 28 106 1.88 187.6 190.08 12.62S
175 0 0 -37 54 27 15 29 11 28 106 1.87 187.6 190.07 12.61S
175 10 0 -38 0 7 15 29 21 28 105 1.86 187.6 190.06 12.60S
175 20 0 -38 5 46 15 29 31 29 105 1.84 187.5 190.04 12.58S
175 30 0 -38 11 25 15 29 41 29 105 1.83 187.5 190.03 12.57S
175 40 0 -38 17 2 15 29 51 29 105 1.81 187.5 190.02 12.56S
175 50 0 -38 22 40 15 30 2 29 105 1.80 187.5 190.00 12.54S
176 0 0 -38 28 16 15 30 12 29 105 1.79 187.5 189.99 12.53S
176 10 0 -38 33 52 15 30 22 29 104 1.77 187.5 189.97 12.51S
176 20 0 -38 39 27 15 30 33 30 104 1.76 187.5 189.96 12.50S
176 30 0 -38 45 1 15 30 43 30 104 1.75 187.5 189.94 12.48S
176 40 0 -38 50 34 15 30 54 30 104 1.73 187.4 189.93 12.47S
176 50 0 -38 56 7 15 31 4 30 104 1.72 187.4 189.91 12.45S
177 0 0 -39 1 39 15 31 15 30 104 1.71 187.4 189.90 12.44S
177 10 0 -39 7 10 15 31 26 31 104 1.70 187.4 189.88 12.42S
177 20 0 -39 12 41 15 31 36 31 103 1.68 187.4 189.87 12.41S
177 30 0 -39 18 11 15 31 47 31 103 1.67 187.4 189.85 12.39S
Path coordinates are referred to WGS84 (as used by GPS).
Librations Long -6.30 Lat +6.35
P +189.2 D +7.6
Illumination of moon 25%-
Elongation of Moon 60
Vertical Profile Scale 2.05 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
Horizontal Scale Factor 1.88 deg/min
Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in mm)
CA\Tdia 50 100 150 200 250 300 350
8.4 5.9 7.3 8.2 8.7 9.1 9.3 9.6
10.4 5.9 7.3 8.2 8.7 9.1 9.4 9.6
12.4 5.9 7.4 8.2 8.7 9.1 9.4 9.6
14.4 5.9 7.4 8.2 8.8 9.2 9.4 9.7
16.4 6.0 7.5 8.3 8.8 9.2 9.5 9.7
Lunar Limb Profile for graze near Hamilton
