Uranus_2029-12-18T00_21_55.7300_MCD.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:24:11 2023
 
target                  : Uranus
target radius (km)      :  25559.00
C/A epoch               : 2029-12-18T00:25:54.820
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          : 3412545099438845312
2Mass ID (if available) : 04574879+2242080
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 04h 57m 48.78405s +22:42:08.08576s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.01
K magnitude             : 14.503
G magnitude             : 16.994
RP magnitude            : 16.211
BP magnitude            : 17.639
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 18.254
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -22.97
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  169.74
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   21.68
B (ring opening deg)    :   82.00
PA of pole (deg)        :  -20.24
Pole direction: RA (deg): 257.31100
               Dec (deg): -15.17500
C/A sky separation (")  :   3.602
C/A sky separation (km) :  47691.8
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 2029-12-18T00:12:49.695    12.28   -3.73x  51498.09    -8.07
lambda        I 2029-12-18T00:16:13.629    12.97   -4.39x  50026.71    -6.24
delta         I 2029-12-18T00:23:16.206    14.42   -5.78   48300.35    -1.85
 
No planet occultations
 
delta         E 2029-12-18T00:28:53.512    15.57   -6.89   48300.35     1.85
lambda        E 2029-12-18T00:35:55.689    17.02   -8.28   50026.71     6.26
epsilon       E 2029-12-18T00:38:51.616    17.63   -8.87   51275.51     8.09