Uranus_2025-07-07T02_43_45.8900_SAAO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:38:51 2023
 
target                  : Uranus
target radius (km)      :  25559.00
C/A epoch               : 2025-07-07T02:40:22.670
Event type              : XRgt
                        : No Uranus occs
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : SAAO
Location                : So. Afr. Astro. Obs. (Sutherland)
Latitude (deg)          : -32.37953
E. Longitude (deg)      :  20.81070
Altitude (km)           :   1.768
Gaia source ID          : 51112795179561600
2Mass ID (if available) : 03495746+1952008
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 03h 49m 57.45904s +19:52:00.83945s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.00
K magnitude             : 13.909
G magnitude             : 15.541
RP magnitude            : 14.949
BP magnitude            : 15.944
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 20.223
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  27.29
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   45.28
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  175.14
B (ring opening deg)    :   70.54
PA of pole (deg)        :  -79.21
Pole direction: RA (deg): 257.31100
               Dec (deg): -15.17500
C/A sky separation (")  :   3.142
C/A sky separation (km) :  46082.6
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 2025-07-07T02:27:10.846     1.43x -39.59   50887.94   -11.77
lambda        I 2025-07-07T02:28:28.583     1.68x -39.32   50026.71   -10.54
delta         I 2025-07-07T02:31:37.240     2.28x -38.66   48300.35    -7.71
gamma         I 2025-07-07T02:33:15.230     2.59x -38.31   47620.97    -6.14
eta           I 2025-07-07T02:34:36.609     2.85x -38.03   47176.12    -4.79
 
No planet occultations
 
eta           E 2025-07-07T02:43:48.834     4.60x -36.09   47176.12     4.78
gamma         E 2025-07-07T02:45:10.324     4.86x -35.80   47621.28     6.14
delta         E 2025-07-07T02:46:48.356     5.16  -35.46   48300.35     7.71
lambda        E 2025-07-07T02:49:57.256     5.76  -34.80   50026.71    10.52
epsilon       E 2025-07-07T02:51:42.428     6.08  -34.43   51209.48    11.75