Uranus_2026-11-07T06_14_50.9100_MCD.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:23:57 2023
 
target                  : Uranus
target radius (km)      :  25559.00
C/A epoch               : 2026-11-07T06:16:41.670
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          : 52027348334514304
2Mass ID (if available) : 04082305+2048306
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 04h 08m 23.05305s +20:48:30.35988s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.02
K magnitude             : 14.449
G magnitude             : 17.096
RP magnitude            : 16.300
BP magnitude            : 17.798
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 18.498
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -21.74
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  160.42
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  137.03
B (ring opening deg)    :   74.48
PA of pole (deg)        :  -71.22
Pole direction: RA (deg): 257.31100
               Dec (deg): -15.17500
C/A sky separation (")  :   3.633
C/A sky separation (km) :  48736.6
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 2026-11-07T06:08:25.869    63.14  -74.09   50810.13    -5.64
lambda        I 2026-11-07T06:11:03.511    63.69  -74.35   50026.71    -4.19
 
No planet occultations
 
lambda        E 2026-11-07T06:24:35.983    66.49  -75.38   50026.71     4.20
epsilon       E 2026-11-07T06:27:02.019    66.99  -75.50   50744.88     5.64