Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 1061, 2009 Mar 6

Grazing Occultation of    1061SF8      Magnitude 6.2 [Red = 5.9]  s
   R1061 = 39 Geminorum
Date: 2009 Mar 06 10h  6m,  to  2009 Mar 06 10h  9m

Nominal site altitude 100m

E. Longit.   Latitude     U.T.    Sun  Moon   TanZ   PA    AA      CA
   o  '  "    o  '  "   h  m  s   Alt Alt Az          o     o      o
 173 30  0  -39 58  8  10  5 55       20 337  2.70  19.8  15.33  12.37N
 173 40  0  -40  5 34  10  6  7       20 336  2.73  19.8  15.33  12.37N
 173 50  0  -40 13  1  10  6 20       20 336  2.75  19.8  15.33  12.37N
 174  0  0  -40 20 28  10  6 33       20 336  2.78  19.8  15.33  12.37N
 174 10  0  -40 27 55  10  6 45       20 336  2.81  19.8  15.33  12.37N
 174 20  1  -40 35 22  10  6 57       19 336  2.84  19.8  15.33  12.37N
 174 30  1  -40 42 50  10  7  9       19 336  2.87  19.8  15.33  12.37N
 174 40  1  -40 50 18  10  7 21       19 335  2.89  19.8  15.33  12.36N
 174 50  1  -40 57 47  10  7 33       19 335  2.92  19.8  15.33  12.36N
 175  0  1  -41  5 15  10  7 45       19 335  2.96  19.8  15.32  12.36N
 175 10  1  -41 12 44  10  7 57       19 335  2.99  19.7  15.32  12.36N
 175 20  1  -41 20 13  10  8  8       18 335  3.02  19.7  15.32  12.35N
 175 30  1  -41 27 42  10  8 20       18 335  3.05  19.7  15.32  12.35N
 175 40  2  -41 35 11  10  8 31       18 334  3.08  19.7  15.31  12.35N
 175 50  2  -41 42 41  10  8 42       18 334  3.12  19.7  15.31  12.34N
 176  0  2  -41 50 11  10  8 53       18 334  3.15  19.7  15.30  12.34N

Path coordinates are referred to WGS84 (as used by GPS), with the
nominal site altitude being referenced to Mean Sea Level.

Projected diameter of star  1 meters

      1061 = NSV 17256, 6.10, range 0.02 to ( 0.02V, Type VAR:
      1061 is triple: Aa  6.1      0.50" 158.0 : Aa-B  6.1 12.1 32"  67.7

                Librations  Long -1.22   Lat -3.68
                            P +15.44     D +3.49
      Illumination of moon  73%+
        Elongation of Moon  117
    Vertical Profile Scale  3.14 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
   Horizontal Scale Factor  1.54 deg/min


At longitude 174.83:
Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in cm)
      CA\Tdia   5    10    15    20    25    30    35
     8.4      5.1   6.5   7.2   7.6   7.8   8.0   8.1
    10.4      5.1   6.5   7.2   7.6   7.9   8.0   8.2
    12.4      5.1   6.5   7.2   7.6   7.9   8.1   8.2
    14.4      5.1   6.5   7.2   7.6   7.9   8.1   8.2
    16.4      5.1   6.5   7.2   7.6   7.9   8.1   8.2

Lunar Limb Profile