Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 2286, 2006 Mar 20
Grazing Occultation of 2286 B5 Magnitude 5.4v
Date 2006 March 20 (Monday) 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
171 0 0 -41 42 45 12 59 53 41 88 1.14 205.4 194.87 11.84S
171 10 0 -41 50 47 13 0 13 41 88 1.13 205.4 194.86 11.82S
171 20 0 -41 58 48 13 0 33 42 88 1.13 205.4 194.85 11.81S
171 30 0 -42 6 48 13 0 53 42 87 1.12 205.4 194.83 11.80S
171 40 0 -42 14 48 13 1 13 42 87 1.11 205.4 194.82 11.78S
171 50 0 -42 22 46 13 1 33 42 87 1.11 205.3 194.81 11.77S
172 0 0 -42 30 44 13 1 54 42 86 1.10 205.3 194.79 11.75S
172 10 0 -42 38 41 13 2 14 42 86 1.09 205.3 194.78 11.74S
172 20 0 -42 46 36 13 2 34 43 86 1.09 205.3 194.76 11.73S
172 30 0 -42 54 31 13 2 54 43 86 1.08 205.3 194.75 11.71S
172 40 0 -43 2 24 13 3 15 43 85 1.07 205.3 194.73 11.69S
172 50 0 -43 10 17 13 3 35 43 85 1.07 205.3 194.71 11.68S
173 0 0 -43 18 8 13 3 55 43 85 1.06 205.2 194.70 11.66S
Path coordinates are referred to WGS84 (as used by GPS).
2286 = V0913 Sco, 5.40 to 5.47 V , Type SXARI
Librations Long -6.63 Lat +5.28
P +194.1 D +7.1
Illumination of moon 73%-
Elongation of Moon 117
Vertical Profile Scale 2.27 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
Horizontal Scale Factor 1.68 deg/min
Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in mm)
CA\Tdia 50 100 150 200 250 300 350
7.7 5.6 7.0 7.8 8.3 8.7 8.9 9.1
9.7 5.6 7.0 7.8 8.3 8.7 8.9 9.1
11.7 5.6 7.1 7.8 8.3 8.7 8.9 9.1
13.7 5.6 7.1 7.9 8.4 8.7 9.0 9.1
15.7 5.6 7.1 7.9 8.4 8.7 9.0 9.2
Lunar Limb Profile for graze near Christchurch
