Uranus_2026-09-26T04_09_14.4500_RIO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:32:25 2023
 
target                  : Uranus
target radius (km)      :  25559.00
C/A epoch               : 2026-09-26T04:16:47.050
Event type              : XRgt
                        : No Uranus occs
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : RIO
Location                : Rio de Janeiro
Latitude (deg)          : -22.89506
E. Longitude (deg)      : 316.77708
Altitude (km)           :   0.033
Gaia source ID          : 52362012186180096
2Mass ID (if available) : 04131654+2100561
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 04h 13m 16.56274s +21:00:55.83012s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.15
K magnitude             : 13.979
G magnitude             : 16.461
RP magnitude            : 15.656
BP magnitude            : 17.140
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 18.959
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  -7.42
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  117.51
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   69.36
B (ring opening deg)    :   75.48
PA of pole (deg)        :  -68.59
Pole direction: RA (deg): 257.31100
               Dec (deg): -15.17500
C/A sky separation (")  :   3.240
C/A sky separation (km) :  44544.3
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 2026-09-26T03:21:40.777    23.31  -64.36   51297.25    -3.83
lambda        I 2026-09-26T03:27:32.053    24.38  -63.81   50026.71    -3.45
delta         I 2026-09-26T03:36:36.152    26.01  -62.85   48300.35    -2.89
gamma         I 2026-09-26T03:40:39.978    26.73  -62.37   47629.83    -2.61
eta           I 2026-09-26T03:43:40.904    27.26  -62.00   47176.12    -2.40
beta          I 2026-09-26T03:57:04.776    29.56  -60.18   45642.47    -1.39
 
No planet occultations
 
beta          E 2026-09-26T04:31:03.015    34.94  -54.63   45641.06     1.40
eta           E 2026-09-26T04:44:20.554    36.84  -52.19   47176.12     2.43
gamma         E 2026-09-26T04:47:18.099    37.25  -51.63   47626.55     2.64
delta         E 2026-09-26T04:51:19.957    37.79  -50.86   48300.35     2.93
lambda        E 2026-09-26T05:00:15.603    38.94  -49.12   50026.71     3.51
epsilon       E 2026-09-26T05:07:05.362    39.77  -47.76   51549.37     3.91