Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 1233, 2006 May 31
Grazing Occultation of 1233 SG8 Magnitude 5.7s
1233 = psi Cancri
Date 2006 May 31 (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
143 0 0 -35 18 59 8 37 23 19 324 2.85 28.3 16.79 20.20N
143 10 0 -35 26 40 8 37 35 19 323 2.89 28.3 16.76 20.17N
143 20 0 -35 34 20 8 37 46 19 323 2.92 28.2 16.74 20.14N
143 30 0 -35 41 58 8 37 57 19 323 2.95 28.2 16.71 20.12N
143 40 0 -35 49 36 8 38 8 18 323 2.99 28.2 16.68 20.09N
143 50 0 -35 57 12 8 38 19 18 323 3.02 28.1 16.65 20.06N
144 0 0 -36 4 47 8 38 29 18 323 3.06 28.1 16.62 20.03N
144 10 0 -36 12 21 8 38 40 18 323 3.10 28.1 16.59 20.00N
144 20 0 -36 19 54 8 38 50 18 322 3.14 28.1 16.57 19.97N
144 30 0 -36 27 26 8 39 0 17 322 3.17 28.0 16.54 19.95N
144 40 0 -36 34 57 8 39 10 17 322 3.21 28.0 16.51 19.92N
144 50 0 -36 42 26 8 39 20 17 322 3.25 28.0 16.48 19.89N
145 0 0 -36 49 54 8 39 30 17 322 3.30 27.9 16.45 19.86N
145 10 0 -36 57 22 8 39 40 17 322 3.34 27.9 16.42 19.83N
145 20 0 -37 4 48 8 39 49 16 322 3.38 27.9 16.39 19.80N
145 30 0 -37 12 12 8 39 59 16 321 3.42 27.9 16.36 19.77N
145 40 0 -37 19 36 8 40 8 16 321 3.47 27.8 16.33 19.74N
145 50 0 -37 26 58 8 40 17 16 321 3.51 27.8 16.30 19.71N
146 0 0 -37 34 20 8 40 26 16 321 3.56 27.8 16.27 19.68N
146 10 0 -37 41 40 8 40 35 15 321 3.61 27.7 16.24 19.65N
146 20 0 -37 48 59 8 40 44 15 321 3.66 27.7 16.21 19.62N
146 30 0 -37 56 17 8 40 53 15 321 3.71 27.7 16.18 19.59N
146 40 0 -38 3 33 8 41 2 15 320 3.76 27.6 16.15 19.56N
146 50 0 -38 10 48 8 41 10 15 320 3.81 27.6 16.12 19.53N
147 0 0 -38 18 3 8 41 18 15 320 3.86 27.6 16.09 19.50N
147 10 0 -38 25 15 8 41 27 14 320 3.92 27.6 16.06 19.47N
147 20 0 -38 32 27 8 41 35 14 320 3.97 27.5 16.03 19.44N
147 30 0 -38 39 38 8 41 43 14 320 4.03 27.5 16.00 19.41N
147 40 1 -38 46 47 8 41 50 14 320 4.09 27.5 15.97 19.38N
147 50 1 -38 53 55 8 41 58 14 320 4.15 27.4 15.94 19.35N
Path coordinates are referred to WGS84 (as used by GPS).
1233 is multiple : 6.6 6.6 0.100" 270.0 : 5.7 12.2 74" 297.0 : 5.8 11.7 92" 218.0
Graze Path of component #2 0.11km North, and 0.2 secs. earlier cf. primary.
Graze Path of component #3 1.31km North, and 180.6 secs. earlier cf. primary.
Graze Path of component #4 210.67km North, and 41.2 secs. earlier cf. primary.
1233 = NSV 17752, 5.73 +/- 0.00 V , Type VAR:
Librations Long +3.70 Lat -6.43
P +15.6 D +7.5
Illumination of moon 18%+
Elongation of Moon 50
Vertical Profile Scale 2.40 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
15.3 6.0 7.5 8.3 8.8 9.1 9.4 9.6
17.3 6.1 7.5 8.3 8.8 9.2 9.5 9.7
19.3 6.1 7.6 8.4 8.9 9.2 9.5 9.7
21.3 6.1 7.6 8.4 8.9 9.3 9.5 9.7
23.3 6.2 7.6 8.4 9.0 9.3 9.6 9.8
Lunar Limb Profile for graze near Melbourne
