Uranus_2027-10-15T04_20_20.4900_KPNO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:21:47 2023
 
target                  : Uranus
target radius (km)      :  25559.00
C/A epoch               : 2027-10-15T04:26:59.710
Event type              : XRgt
                        : No Uranus occs
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : KPNO
Location                : Kitt Peak Natl Obs
Latitude (deg)          :  31.96333
E. Longitude (deg)      : 248.40000
Altitude (km)           :   2.120
Gaia source ID          : 144669483673478144
2Mass ID (if available) : 04300406+2143591
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 04h 30m 04.07059s +21:43:59.11193s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.99
K magnitude             : 14.306
G magnitude             : 16.800
RP magnitude            : 16.031
BP magnitude            : 17.426
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 18.690
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -13.60
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  132.01
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   52.48
B (ring opening deg)    :   78.63
PA of pole (deg)        :  -56.42
Pole direction: RA (deg): 257.31100
               Dec (deg): -15.17500
C/A sky separation (")  :   3.574
C/A sky separation (km) :  48447.1
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 2027-10-15T04:08:33.839     8.15  -41.44   51472.37    -4.23
lambda        I 2027-10-15T04:15:13.729     9.48  -42.78   50026.71    -2.92
 
No planet occultations
 
lambda        E 2027-10-15T04:41:04.182    14.71  -47.86   50026.71     2.93
epsilon       E 2027-10-15T04:46:53.501    15.90  -48.97   51266.42     4.25