Predictions for Grazing Occultation of SAO 164579, 2007 June 6

Grazing Occultation of  164579 wF3      Magnitude   7.2 
Date   2007 June  6    (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
 167 30  0  -46 28 37  15 55 53       52  41  0.77 329.4 347.31  11.94N
 167 40  0  -46 25 38  15 56 10       53  41  0.77 329.4 347.25  11.99N
 167 50  0  -46 22 38  15 56 28       53  40  0.76 329.3 347.20  12.04N
 168  0  0  -46 19 36  15 56 45       53  40  0.76 329.2 347.15  12.09N
 168 10  0  -46 16 33  15 57  3       53  40  0.75 329.2 347.10  12.14N
 168 20  0  -46 13 28  15 57 21       53  39  0.75 329.1 347.05  12.19N
 168 30  0  -46 10 22  15 57 38       53  39  0.75 329.1 347.00  12.24N
 168 40  0  -46  7 14  15 57 56       53  39  0.74 329.0 346.95  12.29N
 168 50  0  -46  4  5  15 58 14       54  39  0.74 329.0 346.90  12.34N
 169  0  0  -46  0 54  15 58 32       54  38  0.73 328.9 346.85  12.39N
 169 10  0  -45 57 41  15 58 51       54  38  0.73 328.9 346.80  12.44N
 169 20  0  -45 54 27  15 59  9       54  38  0.73 328.8 346.75  12.49N
 169 30  0  -45 51 11  15 59 27       54  37  0.72 328.8 346.70  12.54N
 169 40  0  -45 47 53  15 59 46       54  37  0.72 328.7 346.65  12.60N
 169 50  0  -45 44 34  16  0  4       54  37  0.72 328.7 346.60  12.65N
 170  0  0  -45 41 13  16  0 23       55  36  0.71 328.6 346.54  12.70N
 170 10  0  -45 37 51  16  0 41       55  36  0.71 328.6 346.49  12.75N
 170 20  0  -45 34 27  16  1  0       55  36  0.70 328.5 346.44  12.80N
 170 30  0  -45 31  1  16  1 19       55  35  0.70 328.5 346.39  12.85N
 170 40  0  -45 27 33  16  1 38       55  35  0.70 328.4 346.34  12.90N
 170 50  0  -45 24  4  16  1 57       55  35  0.69 328.4 346.29  12.96N
 171  0  0  -45 20 33  16  2 16       55  34  0.69 328.3 346.23  13.01N

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

 164579 is double :   7.1 11.4  18.0"  107.0
Graze Path of component #2  27.47km North, and 29.4 secs. later cf. primary.

                Librations  Long -5.21   Lat +1.69
                            P +346.1     D -0.1
      Illumination of moon  69%-
        Elongation of Moon  113
    Vertical Profile Scale  2.01 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
   Horizontal Scale Factor  1.47 deg/min

Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in mm)
      CA\Tdia  50   100   150   200   250   300   350
     9.0      5.7   7.2   8.0   8.5   8.9   9.1   9.3
    11.0      5.7   7.2   8.0   8.5   8.9   9.1   9.3
    13.0      5.7   7.2   8.0   8.5   8.9   9.2   9.4
    15.0      5.7   7.2   8.0   8.5   8.9   9.2   9.4
    17.0      5.7   7.2   8.0   8.5   8.9   9.2   9.4

Lunar Limb Profile