Uranus_2026-11-18T17_06_21.5800_MSO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:41:04 2023
 
target                  : Uranus
target radius (km)      :  25559.00
C/A epoch               : 2026-11-18T17:04:38.060
Event type              : XRgt
                        : No Uranus occs
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : MSO
Location                : Mt. Stromlo Observatory
Latitude (deg)          : -35.32000
E. Longitude (deg)      : 149.00833
Altitude (km)           :   0.770
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)      :   84.11
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 (")  :   3.598
C/A sky separation (km) :  48155.3
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 2026-11-18T16:51:42.061    23.62  -20.43   51540.49    -8.03
lambda        I 2026-11-18T16:55:20.372    23.15  -19.89   50026.71    -5.76
 
No planet occultations
 
lambda        E 2026-11-18T17:11:43.774    20.95  -17.39   50026.71     5.76
epsilon       E 2026-11-18T17:15:02.917    20.48  -16.87   51386.29     8.02