Uranus_2028-11-09T05_36_42.4600_KPNO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:21:51 2023
 
target                  : Uranus
target radius (km)      :  25559.00
C/A epoch               : 2028-11-09T05:40:06.140
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          : 3412954220843585536
2Mass ID (if available) : 04452551+2217545
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 04h 45m 25.58170s +22:17:54.09656s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.10
K magnitude             : 14.691
G magnitude             : 18.225
RP magnitude            : 17.104
BP magnitude            : 19.586
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 18.402
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -20.47
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  154.15
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   56.66
B (ring opening deg)    :   80.92
PA of pole (deg)        :  -39.37
Pole direction: RA (deg): 257.31100
               Dec (deg): -15.17500
C/A sky separation (")  :   3.184
C/A sky separation (km) :  42502.1
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 2028-11-09T05:18:40.823    40.80  -60.75   50795.47   -11.19
lambda        I 2028-11-09T05:19:51.340    41.05  -60.98   50026.71   -10.68
delta         I 2028-11-09T05:22:41.878    41.65  -61.53   48300.35    -9.54
gamma         I 2028-11-09T05:23:55.057    41.91  -61.76   47621.06    -9.02
eta           I 2028-11-09T05:24:45.440    42.09  -61.92   47176.12    -8.64
beta          I 2028-11-09T05:27:59.706    42.78  -62.54   45645.07    -7.10
alpha         I 2028-11-09T05:30:20.893    43.28  -62.99   44726.20    -5.87
 
No planet occultations
 
alpha         E 2028-11-09T05:50:34.803    47.59  -66.68   44707.11     5.88
beta          E 2028-11-09T05:53:00.792    48.11  -67.10   45656.56     7.12
eta           E 2028-11-09T05:56:13.037    48.79  -67.65   47176.12     8.66
gamma         E 2028-11-09T05:57:03.427    48.97  -67.80   47622.22     9.04
delta         E 2028-11-09T05:58:16.291    49.23  -68.00   48300.35     9.57
lambda        E 2028-11-09T06:01:06.342    49.83  -68.47   50026.71    10.72
epsilon       E 2028-11-09T06:02:50.884    50.21  -68.76   51181.04    11.22