Uranus_2026-09-26T04_09_14.4500_SAAO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:38:54 2023
 
target                  : Uranus
target radius (km)      :  25559.00
C/A epoch               : 2026-09-26T04:06:17.670
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          : 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)      :   69.67
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 (")  :   3.381
C/A sky separation (km) :  46494.1
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 2026-09-26T03:19:43.217    35.49  -13.76   51335.51    -3.28
lambda        I 2026-09-26T03:26:59.953    35.10  -12.24   50026.71    -2.76
delta         I 2026-09-26T03:39:19.881    34.31   -9.65   48300.35    -1.89
gamma         I 2026-09-26T03:46:10.867    33.81   -8.22   47629.05    -1.37
eta           I 2026-09-26T03:53:00.365    33.27   -6.78   47176.12    -0.84
 
No planet occultations
 
eta           E 2026-09-26T04:13:52.193    31.37   -2.38x  47176.12     0.84
gamma         E 2026-09-26T04:20:40.845    30.67   -0.93x  47627.33     1.37
delta         E 2026-09-26T04:27:33.693    29.92    0.52x  48300.35     1.89
lambda        E 2026-09-26T04:39:55.221    28.50    3.14x  50026.71     2.75
epsilon       E 2026-09-26T04:48:17.295    27.47    4.91x  51543.80     3.27