Predictions for Grazing Occultation of SAO 99272, 2006 Jul 28

Grazing Occultation of   99272  K2      Magnitude   7.5 
Date   2006 July 28    (Friday)     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
 166 30  0  -45  7 15   6 31  2    -8 19 308  2.85  36.8  16.34  17.66N
 166 40  0  -45 11 38   6 31 10    -8 19 308  2.88  36.8  16.30  17.62N
 166 50  0  -45 16  0   6 31 18    -9 19 308  2.90  36.7  16.25  17.57N
 167  0  0  -45 20 21   6 31 26    -9 19 308  2.93  36.7  16.21  17.53N
 167 10  0  -45 24 40   6 31 34    -9 19 308  2.95  36.6  16.16  17.48N
 167 20  0  -45 28 57   6 31 42    -9 19 307  2.98  36.6  16.12  17.44N
 167 30  0  -45 33 13   6 31 49    -9 18 307  3.01  36.5  16.08  17.40N
 167 40  0  -45 37 28   6 31 57    -9 18 307  3.03  36.5  16.03  17.35N
 167 50  0  -45 41 42   6 32  5   -10 18 307  3.06  36.5  15.99  17.31N
 168  0  0  -45 45 54   6 32 12   -10 18 307  3.09  36.4  15.95  17.27N
 168 10  0  -45 50  4   6 32 20   -10 18 307  3.12  36.4  15.90  17.22N
 168 20  0  -45 54 14   6 32 27   -10 18 307  3.15  36.3  15.86  17.18N
 168 30  0  -45 58 22   6 32 35   -10 17 306  3.18  36.3  15.82  17.14N
 168 40  0  -46  2 28   6 32 42   -10 17 306  3.21  36.2  15.78  17.10N
 168 50  0  -46  6 33   6 32 49   -10 17 306  3.24  36.2  15.73  17.05N
 169  0  0  -46 10 37   6 32 56   -11 17 306  3.27  36.2  15.69  17.01N
 169 10  0  -46 14 40   6 33  3   -11 17 306  3.30  36.1  15.65  16.97N
 169 20  0  -46 18 41   6 33 10   -11 17 306  3.33  36.1  15.61  16.93N
 169 30  0  -46 22 41   6 33 17   -11 17 306  3.36  36.0  15.57  16.89N
 169 40  0  -46 26 40   6 33 24   -11 16 305  3.39  36.0  15.52  16.84N
 169 50  0  -46 30 37   6 33 31   -11 16 305  3.42  36.0  15.48  16.80N
 170  0  0  -46 34 33   6 33 37   -11 16 305  3.46  35.9  15.44  16.76N

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

                Librations  Long +0.04   Lat -2.48
                            P +15.4     D +2.7
      Illumination of moon  8%+
        Elongation of Moon  34
    Vertical Profile Scale  2.08 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
   Horizontal Scale Factor  1.65 deg/min

Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in mm)
      CA\Tdia  50   100   150   200   250   300   350
    12.8      6.8   8.3   9.1   9.6  10.0  10.3  10.5
    14.8      6.8   8.3   9.1   9.6  10.0  10.3  10.5
    16.8      6.9   8.3   9.1   9.7  10.0  10.3  10.5
    18.8      6.9   8.3   9.1   9.7  10.1  10.4  10.6
    20.8      6.9   8.3   9.2   9.7  10.1  10.4  10.6

Lunar Limb Profile for graze near Gore