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BRIGHT STARS OCCULTED BY THE MOON
AUSTRALIA - 2012

Brisbane, Townsville and Darwin


EXPLANATION OF THE TABLE
Date :
Universal Time (UT). UT is effectively equivalent to Greenwich Mean Time.
ZC :
Star number in Robertson's Zodiacal Catalog.
Mag :
Star Magnitude.
Ev :
Event, either a Disappearance of the star behind the edge of the Moon, or a Reappearance of the star from behind the lunar limb. Almost all events listed take place at the dark limb. Disappearances occur before Full Moon when the Moon's eastern limb is dark. Reappearances occur after Full Moon when the Moon's western limb is dark.
% :
Percentage of the moon illuminated; "+" indicates waxing and "-" waning. "E" indicates that the event occurs during a lunar eclipse with the number representing the amount of moon outside the umbra.
City Name :
Time of the occultation at the named locations, expressed in hours and decimal minutes of Universal Time. Because the actual time of an event depends very much on the observer's physical location, times given are approximate and may vary by a minute or two across a distance of several tens of kilometres. "no occultation" indicates that no occultation will be visible from that site. "Graze" indicates that there is a grazing occultation close to the site, and occultation times will vary dramatically or may not happen at all.  Green text indicates that the event occurs at an altitude less the 15 degrees.  Red indicates that the event occurs with the Sun less than 10 degrees below the horizon.  Magenta indicates that both conditions are current. 

Note: For detailed information about interesting graze events in Australia refer to [Grazing Lunar Occultation Predictions for Australia - 2012]

CA :
Cusp Angle, or angle around the moon's limb at which the occultation occurs. This is measured from the Northern or Southern cusp of the Moon in the direction of the unlit part of the Moon.  If CA is negative this indicates that the event will be against the sunlit part of the moon and will probably require a large telescope to be observable.
Notes :
For a double or triple star, the magnitudes of the components and the separation in seconds of arc.
For a variable star, the magnitudes between which the star varies.

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Predictions for Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne and Hobart

Predictions for Adelaide and Perth

Table of bright star occultations during 2012 for Brisbane, Townsville and Darwin

DateZC MagEv % Brisbane   CA Townsville   CA Darwin   CA
AUGUST     
Aug 12969 3.1D 100+ no event no event 17:45.6    60N
Aug 12969 3.1R 100+ no event no event 18:50.8    -13S
Aug 2 3093 4.5R 100- no event 14:35.7    75S 14:17.1    55N
Aug 3 3229 5.6R 97- no event 15:32.8    63S 15:07.7    65S
Aug 53501 5.0R 85- no event no event 18:07.9    37S
Aug 7197 7.0R 68- no event 19:54.4    82N no event
Aug 9433 5.6R 50- no event no event 16:25.6    26S
Aug 9432 5.8R 50- 16:37.0    19S 16:51.0    66S 16:33.9    64N
Aug 11Jupiter -2.1D 31- no event no event 18:37.5    31S
Aug 11Io 5.5R 31- no event no event 19:09.7    18S
Aug 11Europa 5.7R 31- no event no event 19:10.0 in transit 16s
Aug 11Jupiter -2.1R 31- no event no event 19:11.1    18S
Aug 11Callisto 6.1R 31- no event no event 19:16.5    20S
Aug 11Ganymede 5.0R 31- no event no event 19:20.3   13S
Aug 128437.0R 22- no event no event 21:26.9    49N
Aug 13989 6.7D 14- no event no event 20:39.2    82S
Aug 20 1727 6.9D 8+ 08:24.6    78N 08:24.8    49N no event
Aug 211853 4.8D 16+ 09:53.8    89S 09:53.9    59N 09:49.2    26N
Aug 211853 4.8R 16+ no event no event 10:26.6    -38N
Aug 232111 6.9D 36+ 10:33.2    56N 10:55.6    1N no event
Aug 23 2119 6.6D 37+ 12:22.7    25S 12:05.6    79S 11:53.7    62N
Aug 242267 5.0D 49+ 13:17.7    34S 13:05.9    83S 12:59.0    55N
Aug 252432 6.7D 61+ no event no event 14:04.5   Graze 14S
Aug 262591 6.2D 72+ 15:22.7    50N 15:41.1    23N no event
Aug 272755 6.6D 81+ 14:12.6    19N no event no event
Aug 272764 6.4D 82+ 15:31.3    48N no event no event
Aug 272763 6.5D 82+ no event no event 15:14.9    57S
Aug 282889 6.9D 88+ 09:21.0    35S 08:47.9    78S no event
Aug 28 2913 5.0D 90+ 16:21.8    18N no event no event
Aug 29 3045 5.9D 95+ no event 14:29.9    83S 14:03.9    45N
DateZCMagEv% Brisbane   CA Townsville   CA Darwin   CA
SEPTEMBER 
Sep 7633 5.5R 57- 17:31.3    33S 17:35.9    70S 16:59.6    63N
Sep 7642 6.8R 57- no event no event 18:21.7    60S
Sep 8766 5.8R 48- 15:58.0    78S 15:43.4    67S no event
Sep 20 2217 5.5D 23+ no event no event 10:37.2    34S
Sep 232715 6.3D 58+ 14:18.2    38S 14:13.8    79S 14:14.7    58N
Sep 23 2718 6.7D 58+ no event no event 14:44.5    85N
Sep 242876 5.3D 69+ 14:45.2   33N no event no event
Sep 253002 6.1D 78+ no event no event 13:16.1   82S
Sep 263133 5.7D 86+ no event 12:46.6   48S 11:57.6   69N
Sep 283371 6.4D 97+ 08:03.8   43S no event no event
Sep 293501 5.0D 99+ 08:06.6   53N no event no event


Notes on Stars

ZC 221 || 221 is double: AB 3.78 7.49 0.54" 62.9 || 221 = NSV 00532, 3.59 to 3.65V
ZC 2969 = Dabih Major = beta Capricorni || 2969 is multiple: Aa,Ab 3.1, 4.9, 0.07", 207.5 : AD 3.2, 13.7, 117", 291.7 : AB 3.2, 6.1, 206", 266.9 : AC 3.2, 8.8, 225", 135.1 Observations are highly desired
ZC 3501 = TX Psc, 4.79 to 5.2, V, Type LB
ZC 197 || 197 is double: 7.8, 7.8, 0.10", 90.0
ZC 433 = rho Arietis || 433 is double: 4.5, 8.1, 0.24", 238.0 || 433 has been reported as non-instantaneous (OCc 901). Observations are highly desired
ZC 432 = RZ Ari, 5.45 to 6.01, V, Type SRB
ZC 843 || is double: AB 7.09, 7.47, 4.13", 275.2
ZC 989 || 989 is multiple: AB 6.7, 8.2, 25.4", 202.9 || AC 6.7, 12.4, 83", 35.1, || AD 6.7, 88", 50.1 || AE 6.7, 112", 44.0
ZC 1853 || 1853 is double: 5.0, 8.3, 0.040", 110.0 || Observations are highly desired || 1853 = psi Vir, 4.73 to 4.96, V, Type SR
ZC 2111 || 2111 is double: AB 7.48, 7.92, 2.53", 276.5
ZC 2267 || 2267 is double: 5.3, 7.3,      350.0 || 2267 = lam Lib, 5.03, range 0.02, V, Type ELL
ZC 2432 || 2432 is double: AB 7.09, 7.83, 0.29", 25.4 || 2432 is a close double. Observations are highly desired
ZC 2591 || 2591 is double: 7.3, 7.3, 0.10", 90.0 || 2591 has been reported as non-instantaneous (OCc1521). Observations are highly desired
ZC 2755 ||2755 is double: 4.4, 7.9, 0.036", 232.0 || 2755 has been reported as non-instantaneous (OCc 964). Observations are highly desired
ZC 2764 ||2764 is multiple || 2764 has been reported as non-instantaneous (OCc1561). Observations are highly desired
ZC 2763 || 2763 is double: ** 6.7 10.2 0.08" 64.9** || 2763 has been reported as non-instantaneous (OCc 590). Observations are highly desired || 2763 = NSV 24639, 6.57, , Type VAR:
ZC 2889 || 2889 = V4026 Sgr, 6.69 to 6.9, V, Type SR:
ZC 633 || 633 is double: ** 6.2 6.2 0.050" 350.0** || 633 has been reported as non-instantaneous (OCc1230). Observations are highly desired || 633 = V1024 Tau, 5.02, range 0.03, U, Type ACV
ZC 642 || is double: ** 7.7 7.7 0.10" 353.0** || 642 has been reported as non-instantaneous (OCc 684). Observations are highly desired
ZC 766 || 766 is double: AB 5.8 9.4 111" 249.9 || 766 = V1155 Tau, 5.82 to 5.96, Hp, Type BE
ZC 2715 || 2715 is double: AB 6.7 9.3 0.60" 54.0 || Observations are highly desired || 2715 = V3879 Sgr, 6.05 to 6.58, V, Type SRB, Period 50. days
ZC 2826 || 2826 = rho Sagittarii || 2826 is double: ** 4.2 6.7 0.036" 325.5** || 2826 has been reported as non-instantaneous (OCc 543). Observations are highly desired
ZC 2826 = rho 1 Sgr, 3.9 to 3.94, V, Type DSCTC, Period 0.05 days
ZC 2876 ||2876 = 54 Sagittarii || 2876 is triple: AC 5.4 7.7 45" 42.0 : AB 5.4 12.6 70" 273.0 || 2876 = NSV 12275, 5.28 to 5.36, V
ZC 3501|| 3501 = TX Piscium = 19 Piscium || 3501 = TX Psc, 4.79 to 5.2, V, Type LB


Predictions for Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne and Hobart

Predictions for Adelaide and Perth



Data on this page was computed with David Herald's Win OCCULT 4 software.

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