Uranus_2028-10-28T23_23_02.7500_SAAO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:39:02 2023
 
target                  : Uranus
target radius (km)      :  25559.00
C/A epoch               : 2028-10-28T23:25:47.250
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          : 3413039334211183232
2Mass ID (if available) : 04470421+2220422
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 04h 47m 04.21534s +22:20:42.17886s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.04
K magnitude             : 12.610
G magnitude             : 14.708
RP magnitude            : 14.000
BP magnitude            : 15.254
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 18.503
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -17.30
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  142.49
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   86.64
B (ring opening deg)    :   81.12
PA of pole (deg)        :  -37.14
Pole direction: RA (deg): 257.31100
               Dec (deg): -15.17500
C/A sky separation (")  :   3.200
C/A sky separation (km) :  42949.1
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 2028-10-28T23:01:10.852    29.07  -43.23   50864.27    -9.34
lambda        I 2028-10-28T23:02:43.425    29.23  -43.15   50026.71    -8.83
delta         I 2028-10-28T23:06:10.688    29.59  -42.97   48300.35    -7.81
gamma         I 2028-10-28T23:07:40.436    29.74  -42.88   47621.04    -7.33
eta           I 2028-10-28T23:08:42.600    29.85  -42.82   47176.12    -6.98
beta          I 2028-10-28T23:12:45.393    30.25  -42.57   45651.53    -5.56
alpha         I 2028-10-28T23:15:55.083    30.55  -42.37   44710.47    -4.32
 
No planet occultations
 
alpha         E 2028-10-28T23:36:27.193    32.32  -40.77   44695.85     4.33
beta          E 2028-10-28T23:39:42.398    32.57  -40.47   45663.92     5.57
eta           E 2028-10-28T23:43:42.592    32.86  -40.10   47176.12     7.00
gamma         E 2028-10-28T23:44:44.973    32.93  -40.00   47623.51     7.34
delta         E 2028-10-28T23:46:14.198    33.03  -39.85   48300.35     7.82
lambda        E 2028-10-28T23:49:40.977    33.26  -39.51   50026.71     8.86
epsilon       E 2028-10-28T23:51:57.807    33.41  -39.28   51281.72     9.37