Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 1479, 2006 May 6
Grazing Occultation of 1479 F2 Magnitude 6.4
Date 2006 May 6 (Saturday) 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 30 0 -37 42 46 9 7 13 32 333 1.59 39.4 20.39 18.17N
174 40 0 -37 51 9 9 7 33 32 332 1.60 39.4 20.35 18.12N
174 50 0 -37 59 30 9 7 52 32 332 1.62 39.3 20.30 18.08N
175 0 0 -38 7 49 9 8 12 32 332 1.63 39.3 20.25 18.03N
175 10 0 -38 16 5 9 8 31 31 332 1.64 39.2 20.21 17.98N
175 20 0 -38 24 19 9 8 50 31 331 1.66 39.2 20.16 17.94N
175 30 0 -38 32 31 9 9 8 31 331 1.67 39.1 20.11 17.89N
175 40 0 -38 40 41 9 9 27 31 331 1.69 39.1 20.07 17.84N
175 50 0 -38 48 48 9 9 45 30 331 1.70 39.0 20.02 17.79N
176 0 0 -38 56 53 9 10 3 30 331 1.72 39.0 19.97 17.75N
176 10 0 -39 4 56 9 10 21 30 330 1.73 38.9 19.92 17.70N
176 20 0 -39 12 56 9 10 39 30 330 1.74 38.9 19.88 17.65N
176 30 0 -39 20 54 9 10 56 30 330 1.76 38.8 19.83 17.61N
176 40 0 -39 28 50 9 11 14 29 330 1.77 38.8 19.78 17.56N
176 50 0 -39 36 44 9 11 31 29 330 1.79 38.7 19.74 17.51N
177 0 0 -39 44 35 9 11 48 29 329 1.80 38.7 19.69 17.46N
177 10 0 -39 52 24 9 12 5 29 329 1.82 38.7 19.64 17.42N
Path coordinates are referred to WGS84 (as used by GPS).
Librations Long +1.49 Lat -4.42
P +19.5 D +4.9
Illumination of moon 61%+
Elongation of Moon 102
Vertical Profile Scale 2.26 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
Horizontal Scale Factor 1.42 deg/min
Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in mm)
CA\Tdia 50 100 150 200 250 300 350
13.4 5.5 7.0 7.7 8.2 8.5 8.8 8.9
15.4 5.5 7.0 7.7 8.2 8.5 8.8 8.9
17.4 5.6 7.0 7.8 8.2 8.6 8.8 9.0
19.4 5.6 7.0 7.8 8.2 8.6 8.8 9.0
21.4 5.6 7.0 7.8 8.3 8.6 8.8 9.0
Lunar Limb Profile for graze in North Island
