Uranus_2030-01-13T06_22_20.4800_MCD.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:24:12 2023
 
target                  : Uranus
target radius (km)      :  25559.00
C/A epoch               : 2030-01-13T06:19:29.270
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          : 3413208826504255872
2Mass ID (if available) : 04533633+2235552
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 04h 53m 36.33651s +22:35:55.19959s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.02
K magnitude             : 11.752
G magnitude             : 15.104
RP magnitude            : 14.145
BP magnitude            : 16.041
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 18.433
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -17.15
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  142.02
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   34.77
B (ring opening deg)    :   81.71
PA of pole (deg)        :  -27.15
Pole direction: RA (deg): 257.31100
               Dec (deg): -15.17500
C/A sky separation (")  :   3.371
C/A sky separation (km) :  45071.5
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 2030-01-13T05:56:47.572    67.12  -72.29   51544.89    -8.28
lambda        I 2030-01-13T06:00:02.710    66.44  -72.92   50026.71    -7.30
delta         I 2030-01-13T06:04:24.123    65.53  -73.73   48300.35    -5.89
gamma         I 2030-01-13T06:06:26.686    65.09  -74.11   47621.98    -5.18
eta           I 2030-01-13T06:07:57.561    64.77  -74.39   47176.12    -4.63
beta          I 2030-01-13T06:16:07.906    63.04  -75.84   45665.24    -1.47
 
No planet occultations
 
beta          E 2030-01-13T06:23:24.563    61.49  -77.05   45661.90     1.47
eta           E 2030-01-13T06:31:37.585    59.73  -78.30   47176.12     4.63
gamma         E 2030-01-13T06:33:08.399    59.41  -78.51   47620.96     5.17
delta         E 2030-01-13T06:35:11.369    58.97  -78.79   48300.35     5.88
lambda        E 2030-01-13T06:39:33.330    58.03  -79.34   50026.71     7.28
epsilon       E 2030-01-13T06:42:36.838    57.37  -79.68   51445.46     8.26