Uranus_2024-11-29T04_31_30.9900_MCD.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:23:53 2023
 
target                  : Uranus
target radius (km)      :  25559.00
C/A epoch               : 2024-11-29T04:32:46.730
Event type              : XRgt
                        : No Uranus occs
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : MCD
Location                : McDonald Obs. 2.7m
Latitude (deg)          :  30.67158
E. Longitude (deg)      : 255.97844
Altitude (km)           :   2.075
Gaia source ID          : 57448078099849984
2Mass ID (if available) : 03282208+1836459
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 03h 28m 22.09865s +18:36:45.84792s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.10
K magnitude             : 14.406
G magnitude             : 17.367
RP magnitude            : 16.405
BP magnitude            : 18.361
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 18.595
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -22.72
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  167.29
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  168.68
B (ring opening deg)    :   65.65
PA of pole (deg)        :  -85.74
Pole direction: RA (deg): 257.31100
               Dec (deg): -15.17500
C/A sky separation (")  :   3.316
C/A sky separation (km) :  44724.5
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 2024-11-29T04:17:51.710    65.70  -56.04   51536.08   -12.10
lambda        I 2024-11-29T04:20:02.671    66.13  -56.51   50026.71   -10.87
delta         I 2024-11-29T04:22:56.160    66.70  -57.13   48300.35    -8.99
gamma         I 2024-11-29T04:24:15.759    66.96  -57.41   47620.96    -8.07
eta           I 2024-11-29T04:25:13.360    67.15  -57.61   47176.12    -7.37
beta          I 2024-11-29T04:29:39.725    68.00  -58.56   45662.59    -3.94
 
No planet occultations
 
beta          E 2024-11-29T04:39:10.018    69.79  -60.58   45668.73     3.95
eta           E 2024-11-29T04:43:34.734    70.59  -61.52   47176.12     7.38
gamma         E 2024-11-29T04:44:32.436    70.76  -61.72   47622.02     8.07
delta         E 2024-11-29T04:45:51.856    71.00  -62.00   48300.35     9.00
lambda        E 2024-11-29T04:48:45.220    71.51  -62.61   50026.71    10.88
epsilon       E 2024-11-29T04:50:32.557    71.82  -62.98   51252.56    12.12