Uranus_2028-08-03T23_04_32.5100_KAV.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:30:25 2023
 
target                  : Uranus
target radius (km)      :  25559.00
C/A epoch               : 2028-08-03T23:00:57.320
Event type              : XRgt
                        : No Uranus occs
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : KAV
Location                : Kavalur Observatory
Latitude (deg)          :  12.57556
E. Longitude (deg)      :  78.83167
Altitude (km)           :   0.722
Gaia source ID          : 3413044385092765056
2Mass ID (if available) : 04460865+2218249
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 04h 46m 08.65267s +22:18:24.99867s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.08
K magnitude             : 13.896
G magnitude             : 16.299
RP magnitude            : 15.542
BP magnitude            : 16.912
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 19.824
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  21.77
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   58.76
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  137.59
B (ring opening deg)    :   81.02
PA of pole (deg)        :  -38.45
Pole direction: RA (deg): 257.31100
               Dec (deg): -15.17500
C/A sky separation (")  :   3.261
C/A sky separation (km) :  46888.3
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 2028-08-03T22:44:57.984    33.32  -25.03   51474.99    -8.59
lambda        I 2028-08-03T22:48:04.606    34.04  -24.34   50026.71    -7.00
delta         I 2028-08-03T22:53:08.886    35.21  -23.22   48300.35    -4.30
gamma         I 2028-08-03T22:56:27.834    35.98  -22.49   47631.50    -2.41
 
No planet occultations
 
gamma         E 2028-08-03T23:04:39.561    37.88  -20.67   47631.57     2.41
delta         E 2028-08-03T23:07:58.684    38.65  -19.93   48300.35     4.30
lambda        E 2028-08-03T23:13:03.506    39.83  -18.79   50026.71     6.98
epsilon       E 2028-08-03T23:16:19.283    40.58  -18.06   51548.90     8.57