Uranus_2026-12-04T17_26_50.5100_AAT.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:36:45 2023
 
target                  : Uranus
target radius (km)      :  25559.00
C/A epoch               : 2026-12-04T17:23:49.030
Event type              : XRt
                        : No Uranus occs
                        : Ring occs: topocentric, not geoecetric
Observer code           : AAT
Location                : Siding Spring (AAT)
Latitude (deg)          : -31.27703
E. Longitude (deg)      : 149.06608
Altitude (km)           :   1.164
Gaia source ID          : 52147087726499712
2Mass ID (if available) : 04033731+2035514
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 04h 03m 37.32259s +20:35:50.96148s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.99
K magnitude             : 14.810
G magnitude             : 18.584
RP magnitude            : 17.379
BP magnitude            : 20.017
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 18.456
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -23.07
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  170.72
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  141.28
B (ring opening deg)    :   73.48
PA of pole (deg)        :  -73.51
Pole direction: RA (deg): 257.31100
               Dec (deg): -15.17500
C/A sky separation (")  :   3.662
C/A sky separation (km) :  49017.8
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 2026-12-04T17:16:21.722    12.32  -17.88   51014.29    -5.72
lambda        I 2026-12-04T17:19:49.151    11.70  -17.32   50026.71    -3.60
 
No planet occultations
 
lambda        E 2026-12-04T17:30:11.176     9.82  -15.61   50026.71     3.60
epsilon       E 2026-12-04T17:33:10.694     9.27  -15.11   50853.08     5.71