Uranus_2031-11-16T09_09_47.7900_MCD.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:24:27 2023
 
target                  : Uranus
target radius (km)      :  25559.00
C/A epoch               : 2031-11-16T09:09:34.330
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          : 3428383362576743296
2Mass ID (if available) : 05423483+2331334
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 05h 42m 34.89606s +23:31:32.53602s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.14
K magnitude             : 13.634
G magnitude             : 17.234
RP magnitude            : 16.094
BP magnitude            : 18.529
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 18.252
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -18.75
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  147.35
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  167.31
B (ring opening deg)    :   78.54
PA of pole (deg)        :   44.74
Pole direction: RA (deg): 257.31100
               Dec (deg): -15.17500
C/A sky separation (")  :   3.433
C/A sky separation (km) :  45449.0
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 2031-11-16T08:50:04.459    82.71  -58.48   50785.05    -8.22
lambda        I 2031-11-16T08:51:39.351    82.81  -58.15   50026.71    -7.70
delta         I 2031-11-16T08:55:50.459    82.98  -57.27   48300.35    -6.02
gamma         I 2031-11-16T08:57:50.250    83.02  -56.85   47629.78    -5.16
eta           I 2031-11-16T08:59:24.401    83.03  -56.53   47176.12    -4.47
 
No planet occultations
 
eta           E 2031-11-16T09:18:08.772    81.90  -52.56   47176.12     4.47
gamma         E 2031-11-16T09:19:42.417    81.72  -52.23   47627.23     5.17
delta         E 2031-11-16T09:21:42.679    81.46  -51.80   48300.35     6.03
lambda        E 2031-11-16T09:25:53.730    80.89  -50.91   50026.71     7.70
epsilon       E 2031-11-16T09:27:27.835    80.66  -50.58   50778.75     8.22