Uranus_2026-11-18T17_06_21.5800_KAV.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:30:20 2023
 
target                  : Uranus
target radius (km)      :  25559.00
C/A epoch               : 2026-11-18T17:08:20.380
Event type              : XRgt
                        : No Uranus occs
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : KAV
Location                : Kavalur Observatory
Latitude (deg)          :  12.57556
E. Longitude (deg)      :  78.83167
Altitude (km)           :   0.722
Gaia source ID          : 52121734537849216
2Mass ID (if available) : 04062631+2043163
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 04h 06m 26.31259s +20:43:16.21222s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   3.23
K magnitude             : 14.212
G magnitude             : 15.386
RP magnitude            : 14.951
BP magnitude            : 15.613
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 18.452
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -23.19
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  172.40
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   84.50
B (ring opening deg)    :   74.08
PA of pole (deg)        :  -72.19
Pole direction: RA (deg): 257.31100
               Dec (deg): -15.17500
C/A sky separation (")  :   3.205
C/A sky separation (km) :  42889.4
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 2026-11-18T16:48:08.125    57.02  -64.63   51555.15   -13.19
lambda        I 2026-11-18T16:50:08.499    57.48  -65.09   50026.71   -12.18
delta         I 2026-11-18T16:52:38.645    58.06  -65.67   48300.35   -10.79
gamma         I 2026-11-18T16:53:43.421    58.31  -65.91   47622.37   -10.14
eta           I 2026-11-18T16:54:28.460    58.48  -66.09   47176.12    -9.67
beta          I 2026-11-18T16:57:22.484    59.15  -66.75   45657.43    -7.76
alpha         I 2026-11-18T16:59:35.161    59.66  -67.26   44733.03    -6.18
 
No planet occultations
 
alpha         E 2026-11-18T17:15:11.498    63.23  -70.80   44746.25     6.18
beta          E 2026-11-18T17:17:23.631    63.73  -71.29   45670.16     7.77
eta           E 2026-11-18T17:20:15.850    64.38  -71.93   47176.12     9.69
gamma         E 2026-11-18T17:21:00.700    64.55  -72.09   47620.99    10.15
delta         E 2026-11-18T17:22:05.532    64.80  -72.33   48300.35    10.80
lambda        E 2026-11-18T17:24:35.469    65.36  -72.88   50026.71    12.20
epsilon       E 2026-11-18T17:26:16.624    65.74  -73.25   51305.11    13.21