Uranus_2032-12-18T13_22_21.0300_MCD.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:24:40 2023
 
target                  : Uranus
target radius (km)      :  25559.00
C/A epoch               : 2032-12-18T13:18:13.500
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          : 3424832657276774400
2Mass ID (if available) : 05564708+2339019
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 05h 56m 47.08528s +23:39:01.87740s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.06
K magnitude             : 14.215
G magnitude             : 17.149
RP magnitude            : 16.246
BP magnitude            : 18.012
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 18.037
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -23.38
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  177.45
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   17.78
B (ring opening deg)    :   75.96
PA of pole (deg)        :   55.02
Pole direction: RA (deg): 257.31100
               Dec (deg): -15.17500
C/A sky separation (")  :   3.472
C/A sky separation (km) :  45413.4
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 2032-12-18T13:00:57.922    12.37  -10.01   51494.37   -10.95
lambda        I 2032-12-18T13:03:21.727    11.89   -9.53   50026.71    -9.53
delta         I 2032-12-18T13:06:44.156    11.21   -8.86   48300.35    -7.49
gamma         I 2032-12-18T13:08:20.693    10.88   -8.54   47628.04    -6.43
eta           I 2032-12-18T13:09:35.829    10.63   -8.29   47176.12    -5.59
 
No planet occultations
 
eta           E 2032-12-18T13:25:02.492     7.54   -5.23   47176.12     5.58
gamma         E 2032-12-18T13:26:17.280     7.29   -4.99x  47625.19     6.43
delta         E 2032-12-18T13:27:54.406     6.97   -4.67x  48300.35     7.47
lambda        E 2032-12-18T13:31:17.215     6.30   -4.01x  50026.71     9.52
epsilon       E 2032-12-18T13:33:44.060     5.82   -3.53x  51523.71    10.92