Uranus_2024-08-08T07_38_15.5800_PAL.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:17:22 2023
 
target                  : Uranus
target radius (km)      :  25559.00
C/A epoch               : 2024-08-08T07:31:42.110
Event type              : XRt
                        : No Uranus occs
                        : Ring occs: topocentric, not geoecetric
Observer code           : PAL
Location                : Palomar Mt (200")
Latitude (deg)          :  33.35622
E. Longitude (deg)      : 243.13601
Altitude (km)           :   1.706
Gaia source ID          : 57151274382159360
2Mass ID (if available) : 03374327+1909087
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 03h 37m 43.38038s +19:09:05.85967s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.03
K magnitude             : 14.357
G magnitude             : 18.363
RP magnitude            : 17.053
BP magnitude            : 20.223
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 19.741
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  11.89
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   79.25
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  121.78
B (ring opening deg)    :   67.80
PA of pole (deg)        :  -83.25
Pole direction: RA (deg): 257.31100
               Dec (deg): -15.17500
C/A sky separation (")  :   3.236
C/A sky separation (km) :  46338.4
NAIF SPICE kernels      : RAJobs_U111+rgf15.spk
                          URKALLv1.spk
                          ura111.bsp
                          IAU_URANUS_for_RINGFIT.tpc
                          vgr2.ura111.bsp
                          ura161.bsp
                          vgr2.ura161.bsp
                          peph.ura160.bsp
                          earthstns_itrf93_040916.bsp
                          earth_720101_070426.bpc
                          earth_200101_990628_predict.bpc
                          pg3f0000r.bsp
                          pg490000r.bsp
                          naif0012.tls
                          earth_flat_IAU.spk
 
b: ring blocked by planet  x: target alt <  5.0 deg or  sun >  -5.0 deg
Ring         I/E             UTC        b?  alt   alt-sun   radius     r-dot   lat-geo lat-geodetic
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epsilon       I 2024-08-08T07:06:40.480    -3.43x -39.62   51553.55    -5.44
lambda        I 2024-08-08T07:11:44.870    -2.47x -39.87   50026.71    -4.58
delta         I 2024-08-08T07:19:05.672    -1.07x -40.19   48300.35    -3.23
gamma         I 2024-08-08T07:23:05.312    -0.30x -40.34   47621.42    -2.44
eta           I 2024-08-08T07:26:40.486     0.39x -40.45   47176.12    -1.70
 
No planet occultations
 
eta           E 2024-08-08T07:42:50.623     3.54x -40.80   47176.12     1.70
gamma         E 2024-08-08T07:46:26.979     4.25x -40.84   47622.58     2.43
delta         E 2024-08-08T07:50:27.234     5.04  -40.86   48300.35     3.21
lambda        E 2024-08-08T07:57:50.880     6.50  -40.85   50026.71     4.55
epsilon       E 2024-08-08T08:02:36.506     7.45  -40.81   51439.11     5.39