Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 3078, 2006 Jul 12
Grazing Occultation of 3078 cA5 Magnitude 4.9
3078 = Chow = eta Capricorni
Date 2006 July 12 (Wednesday) 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 -32 37 48 19 17 2 70 304 0.37 327.0 342.86 24.02N
114 10 0 -32 30 42 19 17 30 70 304 0.37 327.0 342.83 24.06N
114 20 0 -32 23 33 19 17 58 69 303 0.38 326.9 342.79 24.10N
114 30 0 -32 16 22 19 18 27 69 302 0.38 326.9 342.75 24.14N
114 40 0 -32 9 8 19 18 55 69 301 0.38 326.8 342.71 24.17N
114 50 0 -32 1 53 19 19 24 69 301 0.38 326.8 342.67 24.21N
115 0 0 -31 54 36 19 19 52 69 300 0.39 326.8 342.64 24.25N
115 10 0 -31 47 17 19 20 20 69 299 0.39 326.7 342.60 24.28N
115 20 0 -31 39 55 19 20 49 69 298 0.39 326.7 342.57 24.32N
115 30 0 -31 32 32 19 21 17 68 298 0.40 326.7 342.53 24.36N
115 40 0 -31 25 7 19 21 46 68 297 0.40 326.6 342.49 24.39N
115 50 0 -31 17 39 19 22 14 68 296 0.40 326.6 342.46 24.42N
116 0 0 -31 10 10 19 22 43 68 296 0.41 326.5 342.43 24.46N
116 10 0 -31 2 39 19 23 11 68 295 0.41 326.5 342.39 24.49N
116 20 0 -30 55 6 19 23 40 68 294 0.41 326.5 342.36 24.53N
116 30 0 -30 47 31 19 24 9 67 294 0.42 326.4 342.33 24.56N
116 40 0 -30 39 54 19 24 37 67 293 0.42 326.4 342.29 24.59N
116 50 0 -30 32 15 19 25 6 67 292 0.42 326.4 342.26 24.62N
117 0 0 -30 24 34 19 25 34 67 292 0.43 326.4 342.23 24.65N
117 10 0 -30 16 52 19 26 3 67 291 0.43 326.3 342.20 24.68N
117 20 0 -30 9 8 19 26 31 66 290 0.43 326.3 342.17 24.71N
117 30 0 -30 1 22 19 27 0 66 290 0.44 326.3 342.14 24.74N
117 40 0 -29 53 34 19 27 29 66 289 0.44 326.2 342.10 24.78N
117 50 0 -29 45 44 19 27 57 66 288 0.45 326.2 342.07 24.81N
118 0 0 -29 37 53 19 28 26 66 288 0.45 326.2 342.05 24.84N
Path coordinates are referred to WGS84 (as used by GPS).
3078 is double : 5.0 7.2 0.22" 198.3
Graze Path of component #2 0.28km North, and 0.4 secs. earlier cf. primary.
Librations Long -1.97 Lat +4.36
P +341.9 D -3.3
Illumination of moon 96%-
Elongation of Moon 157
Vertical Profile Scale 1.95 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
Horizontal Scale Factor 1.53 deg/min
Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in mm)
CA\Tdia 50 100 150 200 250 300 350
20.8 5.4 6.9 7.7 8.2 8.6 8.8 9.0
22.8 5.5 7.0 7.8 8.3 8.6 8.9 9.1
24.8 5.5 7.0 7.8 8.3 8.6 8.9 9.1
26.8 5.5 7.0 7.8 8.3 8.7 8.9 9.1
28.8 5.5 7.0 7.8 8.3 8.7 8.9 9.1
Lunar Limb Profile for graze north of Perth
