Predictions for Grazing Occultation of SAO 183548, 2006 Sep 27

Grazing Occultation of  183548  M4      Magnitude   6.8v
Date   2006 September 27    (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
 171  0  0  -42 40 48   8  4  7       34 267  1.48 190.8 177.87   6.39S
 171 10  0  -42 38 28   8  4 16       34 267  1.49 190.7 177.84   6.42S
 171 20  0  -42 36  7   8  4 26       34 267  1.50 190.7 177.80   6.46S
 171 30  0  -42 33 45   8  4 35       34 267  1.51 190.7 177.77   6.49S
 171 40  0  -42 31 22   8  4 44       33 267  1.52 190.7 177.74   6.52S
 171 50  0  -42 28 58   8  4 53       33 267  1.53 190.6 177.70   6.55S
 172  0  0  -42 26 33   8  5  2       33 267  1.53 190.6 177.67   6.59S
 172 10  0  -42 24  7   8  5 11       33 266  1.54 190.6 177.64   6.62S
 172 20  0  -42 21 40   8  5 20       33 266  1.55 190.5 177.61   6.65S
 172 30  0  -42 19 13   8  5 29       33 266  1.56 190.5 177.57   6.69S
 172 40  0  -42 16 44   8  5 38       32 266  1.57 190.5 177.54   6.72S
 172 50  0  -42 14 15   8  5 47       32 266  1.58 190.4 177.51   6.75S
 173  0  0  -42 11 44   8  5 56       32 266  1.59 190.4 177.48   6.78S
 173 10  0  -42  9 13   8  6  5       32 265  1.60 190.4 177.45   6.81S
 173 20  0  -42  6 40   8  6 14       32 265  1.61 190.3 177.41   6.85S
 173 30  0  -42  4  7   8  6 23       32 265  1.62 190.3 177.38   6.88S
 173 40  0  -42  1 33   8  6 32       32 265  1.63 190.3 177.35   6.91S
 173 50  0  -41 58 58   8  6 40       31 265  1.64 190.2 177.32   6.94S
 174  0  0  -41 56 22   8  6 49       31 265  1.65 190.2 177.29   6.97S
 174 10  0  -41 53 45   8  6 58       31 265  1.66 190.2 177.26   7.00S
 174 20  0  -41 51  7   8  7  7       31 264  1.67 190.1 177.23   7.03S
 174 30  0  -41 48 28   8  7 15       31 264  1.68 190.1 177.19   7.07S

Path coordinates are referred to WGS84 (as used by GPS).

 183548 = GG Lib,   6.83 to  6.93 V ,  Type SR:

                Librations  Long -6.75   Lat +5.73
                            P +176.5     D +5.7
      Illumination of moon  20%+
        Elongation of Moon  53
    Vertical Profile Scale  1.94 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
   Horizontal Scale Factor  1.65 deg/min

Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in mm)
      CA\Tdia  50   100   150   200   250   300   350
     3.1      5.1   6.6   7.4   7.9   8.3   8.5   8.7
     5.1      6.0   7.5   8.3   8.8   9.2   9.5   9.7
     7.1      6.1   7.5   8.4   8.9   9.3   9.6   9.8
     9.1      6.1   7.6   8.4   9.0   9.4   9.6   9.9
    11.1      6.2   7.6   8.5   9.0   9.4   9.7   9.9

Lunar Limb Profile for graze near Blenheim