Uranus_2029-10-26T07_55_33.1200_MCD.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:24:08 2023
 
target                  : Uranus
target radius (km)      :  25559.00
C/A epoch               : 2029-10-26T07:58:33.420
Event type              : XRgt
                        : No Uranus occs
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : MCD
Location                : McDonald Obs. 2.7m
Latitude (deg)          :  30.67158
E. Longitude (deg)      : 255.97844
Altitude (km)           :   2.075
Gaia source ID          : 3418380589901940864
2Mass ID (if available) : 05062690+2253307
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 05h 06m 26.91333s +22:53:30.74109s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.03
K magnitude             : 13.394
G magnitude             : 15.480
RP magnitude            : 14.781
BP magnitude            : 16.013
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 18.516
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -14.75
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  135.09
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :    2.00
B (ring opening deg)    :   82.26
PA of pole (deg)        :   -5.01
Pole direction: RA (deg): 257.31100
               Dec (deg): -15.17500
C/A sky separation (")  :   3.516
C/A sky separation (km) :  47217.5
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 2029-10-26T07:38:22.839    60.95  -67.57   51059.40    -5.30
lambda        I 2029-10-26T07:41:49.312    61.69  -67.08   50026.71    -4.58
delta         I 2029-10-26T07:49:58.355    63.43  -65.87   48300.35    -2.44
 
No planet occultations
 
delta         E 2029-10-26T08:07:09.123    67.06  -63.06   48300.35     2.44
lambda        E 2029-10-26T08:15:17.258    68.77  -61.63   50026.71     4.59
epsilon       E 2029-10-26T08:17:58.637    69.32  -61.15   50821.60     5.32