Predictions for Grazing Occultation of SAO 186671, 2008 Feb 3

Grazing Occultation of  186671  K1      Magnitude   7.3 
Date   2008 February  3    (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
 147  0  0  -34 45 53  17 27 35       13 115  4.39 184.9 186.25  11.52S
 147 10  0  -34 51 30  17 27 40       13 114  4.33 184.9 186.24  11.52S
 147 20  0  -34 57  8  17 27 45       13 114  4.26 184.8 186.24  11.52S
 147 30  0  -35  2 46  17 27 50       13 114  4.21 184.8 186.24  11.51S
 147 40  0  -35  8 23  17 27 55       14 114  4.15 184.8 186.23  11.51S
 147 50  0  -35 14  1  17 28  1       14 114  4.09 184.8 186.23  11.50S
 148  0  0  -35 19 38  17 28  6       14 114  4.04 184.8 186.22  11.50S
 148 10  0  -35 25 15  17 28 11       14 114  3.98 184.8 186.22  11.49S
 148 20  0  -35 30 53  17 28 17       14 114  3.93 184.8 186.22  11.49S
 148 30  0  -35 36 30  17 28 22       14 114  3.88 184.8 186.21  11.49S
 148 40  0  -35 42  6  17 28 28       15 113  3.83 184.8 186.21  11.48S
 148 50  0  -35 47 43  17 28 34       15 113  3.78 184.8 186.20  11.48S
 149  0  0  -35 53 20  17 28 39       15 113  3.74 184.8 186.20  11.47S
 149 10  0  -35 58 56  17 28 45       15 113  3.69 184.8 186.19  11.47S
 149 20  0  -36  4 32  17 28 51       15 113  3.64 184.8 186.18  11.46S
 149 30  0  -36 10  8  17 28 57       16 113  3.60 184.8 186.18  11.45S
 149 40  0  -36 15 44  17 29  3       16 113  3.56 184.8 186.17  11.45S
 149 50  0  -36 21 19  17 29  9       16 113  3.52 184.8 186.17  11.44S
 150  0  0  -36 26 55  17 29 15       16 112  3.47 184.8 186.16  11.44S
 150 10  0  -36 32 30  17 29 21       16 112  3.43 184.8 186.16  11.43S
 150 20  0  -36 38  5  17 29 28       16 112  3.39 184.8 186.15  11.42S
 150 30  0  -36 43 40  17 29 34       17 112  3.36 184.8 186.14  11.42S
 150 40  0  -36 49 14  17 29 40       17 112  3.32 184.7 186.14  11.41S
 150 50  0  -36 54 48  17 29 47       17 112  3.28 184.7 186.13  11.40S
 151  0  0  -37  0 22  17 29 53       17 112  3.24 184.7 186.12  11.40S

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

                Librations  Long -2.86   Lat +5.04
                            P +185.9     D +5.6
      Illumination of moon  12%-
        Elongation of Moon  40
    Vertical Profile Scale  2.09 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
   Horizontal Scale Factor  1.94 deg/min

Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in mm)
      CA\Tdia  50   100   150   200   250   300   350
     7.4      6.3   7.8   8.6   9.1   9.5   9.8  10.0
     9.4      6.3   7.8   8.6   9.2   9.5   9.8  10.0
    11.4      6.4   7.8   8.7   9.2   9.6   9.9  10.1
    13.4      6.4   7.9   8.7   9.2   9.6   9.9  10.1
    15.4      6.4   7.9   8.7   9.3   9.7  10.0  10.2

Lunar Limb Profile