Uranus_2027-08-23T09_47_28.6400_PAL.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:17:29 2023
 
target                  : Uranus
target radius (km)      :  25559.00
C/A epoch               : 2027-08-23T09:41:42.040
Event type              : XRgt
                        : No Uranus occs
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : PAL
Location                : Palomar Mt (200")
Latitude (deg)          :  33.35622
E. Longitude (deg)      : 243.13601
Altitude (km)           :   1.706
Gaia source ID          : 144658763435090048
2Mass ID (if available) : 04304238+2145063
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 04h 30m 42.41146s +21:45:05.60632s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.08
K magnitude             : 12.401
G magnitude             : 15.091
RP magnitude            : 14.246
BP magnitude            : 15.830
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 19.526
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  11.34
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   80.34
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   30.52
B (ring opening deg)    :   78.75
PA of pole (deg)        :  -55.87
Pole direction: RA (deg): 257.31100
               Dec (deg): -15.17500
C/A sky separation (")  :   2.979
C/A sky separation (km) :  42187.9
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 2027-08-23T08:59:59.555    20.98  -42.36   50771.54    -6.24
lambda        I 2027-08-23T09:02:01.728    21.39  -42.19   50026.71    -5.98
delta         I 2027-08-23T09:07:05.525    22.43  -41.75   48300.35    -5.37
gamma         I 2027-08-23T09:09:14.154    22.87  -41.55   47626.90    -5.10
eta           I 2027-08-23T09:10:44.376    23.18  -41.41   47176.12    -4.90
beta          I 2027-08-23T09:16:19.675    24.33  -40.87   45665.41    -4.11
alpha         I 2027-08-23T09:20:20.478    25.16  -40.47   44752.43    -3.49
 
No planet occultations
 
alpha         E 2027-08-23T10:00:39.719    33.53  -35.62   44745.84     3.46
beta          E 2027-08-23T10:04:47.455    34.39  -35.05   45677.53     4.07
eta           E 2027-08-23T10:10:22.804    35.56  -34.27   47176.12     4.85
gamma         E 2027-08-23T10:11:53.067    35.87  -34.05   47622.43     5.04
delta         E 2027-08-23T10:14:03.987    36.33  -33.74   48300.35     5.31
lambda        E 2027-08-23T10:19:11.467    37.40  -32.99   50026.71     5.91
epsilon       E 2027-08-23T10:22:13.914    38.04  -32.53   51133.78     6.15