Uranus_2029-11-18T06_25_49.3100_MCD.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:24:09 2023
 
target                  : Uranus
target radius (km)      :  25559.00
C/A epoch               : 2029-11-18T06:27:45.670
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          : 3418343442727736576
2Mass ID (if available) : 05030933+2249254
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 05h 03m 09.33664s +22:49:25.31281s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.13
K magnitude             : 14.335
G magnitude             : 17.052
RP magnitude            : 16.341
BP magnitude            : 17.625
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 18.303
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -21.44
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  158.86
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   53.20
B (ring opening deg)    :   82.22
PA of pole (deg)        :  -10.91
Pole direction: RA (deg): 257.31100
               Dec (deg): -15.17500
C/A sky separation (")  :   3.554
C/A sky separation (km) :  47178.1
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 2029-11-18T06:13:17.367    62.77  -77.13   51284.95    -7.93
lambda        I 2029-11-18T06:16:07.721    63.37  -77.44   50026.71    -6.67
delta         I 2029-11-18T06:21:41.254    64.56  -77.95   48300.35    -3.63
gamma         I 2029-11-18T06:28:43.249    66.04  -78.44   47627.20    -0.03
 
No planet occultations
 
gamma         E 2029-11-18T06:26:56.862    65.67  -78.34   47627.21     0.03
delta         E 2029-11-18T06:33:58.145    67.15  -78.68   48300.35     3.63
lambda        E 2029-11-18T06:39:31.415    68.31  -78.79   50026.71     6.68
epsilon       E 2029-11-18T06:41:44.432    68.77  -78.80   50989.88     7.94