Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 3430, 2006 May 21
Grazing Occultation of 3430 WF3 Magnitude 5.6
3430 = 96 Aquarii
Date 2006 May 21 (Sunday) 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 0 0 -37 56 57 17 28 4 44 53 1.02 322.9 344.71 13.68N
174 10 0 -37 52 48 17 28 21 45 53 1.01 322.9 344.65 13.74N
174 20 0 -37 48 38 17 28 38 45 52 1.00 322.8 344.60 13.80N
174 30 0 -37 44 26 17 28 55 45 52 1.00 322.8 344.54 13.85N
174 40 0 -37 40 12 17 29 12 45 52 0.99 322.7 344.48 13.91N
174 50 0 -37 35 56 17 29 30 45 52 0.98 322.6 344.43 13.96N
175 0 0 -37 31 38 17 29 47 46 52 0.98 322.6 344.37 14.02N
175 10 0 -37 27 18 17 30 4 46 51 0.97 322.5 344.32 14.08N
175 20 0 -37 22 56 17 30 22 46 51 0.96 322.5 344.26 14.13N
175 30 0 -37 18 33 17 30 40 46 51 0.96 322.4 344.20 14.19N
175 40 0 -37 14 7 17 30 58 46 51 0.95 322.4 344.15 14.24N
175 50 0 -37 9 40 17 31 16 47 50 0.94 322.3 344.09 14.30N
176 0 0 -37 5 10 17 31 34 47 50 0.94 322.3 344.04 14.36N
Path coordinates are referred to WGS84 (as used by GPS).
3430 is double : 5.6 10.9 10.6" 20.0
Graze Path of component #2 11.42km South, and 20.4 secs. later cf. primary.
Librations Long +0.13 Lat +1.30
P +344.0 D -1.0
Illumination of moon 34%-
Elongation of Moon 72
Vertical Profile Scale 1.94 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
Horizontal Scale Factor 1.56 deg/min
Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in mm)
CA\Tdia 50 100 150 200 250 300 350
10.4 6.0 7.4 8.3 8.8 9.2 9.5 9.7
12.4 6.0 7.5 8.3 8.8 9.2 9.5 9.7
14.4 6.0 7.5 8.3 8.8 9.2 9.5 9.8
16.4 6.0 7.5 8.3 8.9 9.3 9.6 9.8
18.4 6.0 7.5 8.3 8.9 9.3 9.6 9.8
Lunar Limb Profile for graze near Auckland and Hamilton
