Predictions for Grazing Occultation of SAO 186138, 2006 Nov 23
Grazing Occultation of 186138 F5 Magnitude 8.5
Date 2006 November 23 (Thursday) 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
113 0 0 -22 35 41 11 56 38 16 245 3.58 167.2 167.45 20.79S
113 10 0 -22 29 30 11 56 45 15 245 3.63 167.3 167.45 20.78S
113 20 0 -22 23 19 11 56 51 15 245 3.69 167.3 167.46 20.78S
113 30 0 -22 17 8 11 56 58 15 245 3.74 167.3 167.46 20.77S
113 40 0 -22 10 57 11 57 4 15 245 3.79 167.3 167.47 20.77S
113 50 0 -22 4 47 11 57 10 15 245 3.85 167.3 167.48 20.76S
114 0 0 -21 58 37 11 57 16 14 245 3.91 167.3 167.48 20.75S
114 10 0 -21 52 28 11 57 22 14 245 3.97 167.3 167.49 20.75S
114 20 0 -21 46 19 11 57 28 14 245 4.03 167.3 167.50 20.74S
114 30 0 -21 40 10 11 57 34 14 245 4.09 167.3 167.50 20.73S
114 40 0 -21 34 2 11 57 40 14 244 4.15 167.3 167.51 20.73S
114 50 0 -21 27 54 11 57 45 13 244 4.22 167.3 167.52 20.72S
115 0 0 -21 21 47 11 57 51 13 244 4.29 167.3 167.52 20.71S
115 10 0 -21 15 40 11 57 56 13 244 4.36 167.3 167.53 20.71S
115 20 0 -21 9 33 11 58 2 13 244 4.43 167.3 167.54 20.70S
115 30 0 -21 3 27 11 58 7 13 244 4.50 167.3 167.54 20.69S
115 40 0 -20 57 21 11 58 12 12 244 4.58 167.3 167.55 20.68S
115 50 0 -20 51 15 11 58 18 12 244 4.66 167.4 167.56 20.68S
116 0 0 -20 45 10 11 58 23 12 244 4.74 167.4 167.57 20.67S
Path coordinates are referred to WGS84 (as used by GPS).
Librations Long -5.95 Lat +6.22
P +167.0 D +5.0
Illumination of moon 7%+
Elongation of Moon 30
Vertical Profile Scale 1.96 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
Horizontal Scale Factor 2.02 deg/min
Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in mm)
CA\Tdia 50 100 150 200 250 300 350
16.7 7.0 8.4 9.3 9.8 10.2 10.5 10.7
18.7 7.0 8.5 9.3 9.8 10.2 10.5 10.7
20.7 7.0 8.5 9.3 9.8 10.2 10.5 10.8
22.7 7.0 8.5 9.3 9.9 10.3 10.6 10.8
24.7 7.0 8.5 9.3 9.9 10.3 10.6 10.8
Lunar Limb Profile for graze near Exmouth
