Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 3237, 2006 Jun 16
Grazing Occultation of 3237 cB8 Magnitude 4.3
3237 = iota Aquarii
Date 2006 June 16 (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
168 0 0 -44 21 45 12 42 45 25 85 2.14 336.2 355.59 4.46N
168 10 0 -44 22 9 12 42 53 25 85 2.13 336.1 355.56 4.49N
168 20 0 -44 22 32 12 43 0 25 85 2.12 336.1 355.53 4.52N
168 30 0 -44 22 55 12 43 8 25 85 2.10 336.1 355.49 4.55N
168 40 0 -44 23 16 12 43 15 26 84 2.09 336.0 355.46 4.59N
168 50 0 -44 23 37 12 43 23 26 84 2.08 336.0 355.43 4.62N
169 0 0 -44 23 57 12 43 31 26 84 2.06 336.0 355.39 4.65N
169 10 0 -44 24 16 12 43 39 26 84 2.05 335.9 355.36 4.69N
169 20 0 -44 24 35 12 43 46 26 84 2.04 335.9 355.33 4.72N
169 30 0 -44 24 52 12 43 54 26 84 2.03 335.9 355.29 4.75N
169 40 0 -44 25 9 12 44 2 26 84 2.01 335.8 355.26 4.79N
169 50 0 -44 25 24 12 44 10 27 83 2.00 335.8 355.22 4.82N
170 0 0 -44 25 39 12 44 18 27 83 1.99 335.8 355.19 4.86N
170 10 0 -44 25 53 12 44 26 27 83 1.98 335.7 355.16 4.89N
170 20 0 -44 26 6 12 44 34 27 83 1.96 335.7 355.12 4.92N
170 30 0 -44 26 19 12 44 42 27 83 1.95 335.7 355.09 4.96N
170 40 0 -44 26 30 12 44 50 27 83 1.94 335.6 355.05 4.99N
170 50 0 -44 26 41 12 44 58 27 83 1.93 335.6 355.02 5.03N
171 0 0 -44 26 50 12 45 7 28 82 1.92 335.6 354.99 5.06N
171 10 0 -44 26 59 12 45 15 28 82 1.91 335.5 354.95 5.10N
171 20 0 -44 27 7 12 45 23 28 82 1.89 335.5 354.92 5.13N
171 30 0 -44 27 14 12 45 32 28 82 1.88 335.5 354.88 5.17N
Path coordinates are referred to WGS84 (as used by GPS).
3237 is double : 5.2 5.2 0.050" 0.0
Graze Path of component #2 0.09km South, and 0.0 secs. later cf. primary.
C A S S I N I R E G I O N G R A Z E
Librations Long +0.21 Lat +3.15
P +354.9 D -2.9
Illumination of moon 72%-
Elongation of Moon 116
Vertical Profile Scale 1.94 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
Horizontal Scale Factor 1.78 deg/min
Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in mm)
CA\Tdia 50 100 150 200 250 300 350
1.2 2.7 4.1 4.8 5.2 5.5 5.6 5.8
3.2 4.5 5.9 6.7 7.1 7.4 7.6 7.8
5.2 4.7 6.1 6.8 7.3 7.6 7.8 7.9
7.2 5.4 6.8 7.5 8.0 8.3 8.5 8.7
9.2 5.4 6.8 7.5 8.0 8.3 8.5 8.7
Lunar Limb Profile for graze near Timaru
