Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 948, 2007 Feb 26

Grazing Occultation of     948  G8      Magnitude   4.3 
  948 = kappa Aurigae                         

Date   2007 February 26    (Monday)     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
 172  0  0  -41 20 32  10 50  2       12 328  4.83  12.2  11.29   7.79N
 172 10  0  -41 27 55  10 50  9       12 328  4.91  12.2  11.29   7.80N
 172 20  0  -41 35 18  10 50 17       11 328  4.99  12.2  11.29   7.80N
 172 30  0  -41 42 42  10 50 25       11 328  5.07  12.2  11.29   7.80N
 172 40  0  -41 50  6  10 50 32       11 328  5.16  12.2  11.29   7.80N
 172 50  0  -41 57 31  10 50 39       11 327  5.25  12.2  11.29   7.80N
 173  0  0  -42  4 57  10 50 47       11 327  5.34  12.2  11.29   7.80N
 173 10  0  -42 12 23  10 50 54       10 327  5.44  12.2  11.29   7.80N
 173 20  0  -42 19 50  10 51  1       10 327  5.54  12.2  11.29   7.80N
 173 30  0  -42 27 17  10 51  8       10 327  5.64  12.2  11.29   7.79N
 173 40  0  -42 34 44  10 51 14       10 327  5.75  12.2  11.29   7.79N
 173 50  0  -42 42 12  10 51 21       10 327  5.86  12.2  11.28   7.79N
 174  0  0  -42 49 40  10 51 27       10 326  5.97  12.2  11.28   7.79N

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

                Librations  Long +5.84   Lat -7.32
                            P +10.6     D +8.6
      Illumination of moon  72%+
        Elongation of Moon  116
    Vertical Profile Scale  3.44 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
   Horizontal Scale Factor  1.52 deg/min

Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in mm)
      CA\Tdia  50   100   150   200   250   300   350
     3.8      3.6   4.9   5.5   5.8   6.0   6.1   6.2
     5.8      4.0   5.2   5.8   6.2   6.4   6.5   6.6
     7.8      4.3   5.6   6.2   6.6   6.8   6.9   7.0
     9.8      4.3   5.6   6.3   6.6   6.8   6.9   7.0
    11.8      4.3   5.7   6.3   6.6   6.8   6.9   7.0

Lunar Limb Profile