Uranus_2027-11-26T00_50_36.4700_SAAO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:38:59 2023
 
target                  : Uranus
target radius (km)      :  25559.00
C/A epoch               : 2027-11-26T00:49:08.110
Event type              : XRgt
                        : No Uranus occs
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : SAAO
Location                : So. Afr. Astro. Obs. (Sutherland)
Latitude (deg)          : -32.37953
E. Longitude (deg)      :  20.81070
Altitude (km)           :   1.768
Gaia source ID          : 145328675252675968
2Mass ID (if available) : 04234725+2130226
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 04h 23m 47.24984s +21:30:22.52789s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.05
K magnitude             : 14.837
G magnitude             : 16.672
RP magnitude            : 15.994
BP magnitude            : 17.183
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 18.380
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -23.37
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  175.42
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  149.82
B (ring opening deg)    :   77.50
PA of pole (deg)        :  -61.48
Pole direction: RA (deg): 257.31100
               Dec (deg): -15.17500
C/A sky separation (")  :   3.177
C/A sky separation (km) :  42345.5
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 2027-11-26T00:29:58.545    30.48  -28.96   51475.23   -13.53
lambda        I 2027-11-26T00:31:50.084    30.29  -28.74   50026.71   -12.53
delta         I 2027-11-26T00:34:15.297    30.03  -28.45   48300.35   -11.23
gamma         I 2027-11-26T00:35:16.699    29.93  -28.32   47628.96   -10.63
eta           I 2027-11-26T00:36:00.153    29.85  -28.24   47176.12   -10.20
beta          I 2027-11-26T00:38:44.269    29.55  -27.90   45642.93    -8.46
alpha         I 2027-11-26T00:40:45.007    29.33  -27.65   44702.13    -7.05
 
No planet occultations
 
alpha         E 2027-11-26T00:58:51.576    27.20  -25.27   44688.33     7.05
beta          E 2027-11-26T01:00:55.771    26.94  -24.98   45652.99     8.46
eta           E 2027-11-26T01:03:38.798    26.60  -24.61   47176.12    10.20
gamma         E 2027-11-26T01:04:21.853    26.51  -24.51   47624.29    10.63
delta         E 2027-11-26T01:05:23.756    26.38  -24.36   48300.35    11.22
lambda        E 2027-11-26T01:07:49.129    26.07  -24.02   50026.71    12.51
epsilon       E 2027-11-26T01:09:42.280    25.82  -23.75   51494.99    13.51