Uranus_2027-01-19T02_19_01.4900_MCD.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:23:58 2023
 
target                  : Uranus
target radius (km)      :  25559.00
C/A epoch               : 2027-01-19T02:19:38.460
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          : 51296997736818816
2Mass ID (if available) : 03573413+2019106
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 03h 57m 34.14698s +20:19:10.77995s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.99
K magnitude             : 14.681
G magnitude             : 16.648
RP magnitude            : 16.014
BP magnitude            : 17.091
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 18.867
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  -9.92
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  123.09
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   10.40
B (ring opening deg)    :   72.19
PA of pole (deg)        :  -76.11
Pole direction: RA (deg): 257.31100
               Dec (deg): -15.17500
C/A sky separation (")  :   3.189
C/A sky separation (km) :  43632.3
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 2027-01-19T01:36:29.477    68.21  -16.38   51170.67    -5.40
lambda        I 2027-01-19T01:40:05.831    68.92  -17.13   50026.71    -5.10
delta         I 2027-01-19T01:46:07.959    70.11  -18.40   48300.35    -4.42
gamma         I 2027-01-19T01:48:46.554    70.62  -18.95   47624.11    -4.10
eta           I 2027-01-19T01:50:38.929    70.97  -19.34   47176.12    -3.87
beta          I 2027-01-19T01:58:01.264    72.36  -20.89   45679.17    -2.88
alpha         I 2027-01-19T02:04:35.015    73.55  -22.28   44728.43    -1.93
 
No planet occultations
 
alpha         E 2027-01-19T02:29:34.298    77.51  -27.58   44716.27     1.93
beta          E 2027-01-19T02:36:11.012    78.33  -28.99   45671.94     2.88
eta           E 2027-01-19T02:43:35.887    79.07  -30.57   47176.12     3.87
gamma         E 2027-01-19T02:45:29.214    79.22  -30.97   47628.19     4.11
delta         E 2027-01-19T02:48:06.751    79.42  -31.53   48300.35     4.42
lambda        E 2027-01-19T02:54:08.710    79.74  -32.82   50026.71     5.10
epsilon       E 2027-01-19T02:56:37.687    79.82  -33.36   50806.28     5.40