Uranus_2033-12-26T21_06_43.8400_SAAO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:39:55 2023
 
target                  : Uranus
target radius (km)      :  25559.00
C/A epoch               : 2033-12-26T21:07:55.160
Event type              : XRgt
                        : No Uranus occs
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : SAAO
Location                : So. Afr. Astro. Obs. (Sutherland)
Latitude (deg)          : -32.37953
E. Longitude (deg)      :  20.81070
Altitude (km)           :   1.768
Gaia source ID          : 3425620908330506752
2Mass ID (if available) : 06152378+2339516
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 06h 15m 23.78889s +23:39:51.60144s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.08
K magnitude             : 13.587
G magnitude             : 15.532
RP magnitude            : 14.875
BP magnitude            : 16.009
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 17.970
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -23.40
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  178.56
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  116.51
B (ring opening deg)    :   72.26
PA of pole (deg)        :   64.41
Pole direction: RA (deg): 257.31100
               Dec (deg): -15.17500
C/A sky separation (")  :   3.339
C/A sky separation (km) :  43522.9
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 2033-12-26T20:51:11.226    29.22  -28.93   51361.87   -12.90
lambda        I 2033-12-26T20:53:00.056    29.39  -29.11   50026.71   -11.77
delta         I 2033-12-26T20:55:36.934    29.63  -29.37   48300.35   -10.21
gamma         I 2033-12-26T20:56:44.817    29.73  -29.47   47631.56    -9.49
eta           I 2033-12-26T20:57:34.240    29.81  -29.55   47176.12    -8.94
beta          I 2033-12-26T21:00:50.059    30.09  -29.86   45647.44    -6.62
alpha         I 2033-12-26T21:03:44.086    30.34  -30.12   44689.55    -4.40
 
No planet occultations
 
alpha         E 2033-12-26T21:14:30.250    31.20  -31.03   44697.59     4.41
beta          E 2033-12-26T21:17:21.179    31.41  -31.26   45641.82     6.62
eta           E 2033-12-26T21:20:37.844    31.64  -31.51   47176.12     8.95
gamma         E 2033-12-26T21:21:27.039    31.70  -31.57   47629.69     9.49
delta         E 2033-12-26T21:22:35.074    31.77  -31.65   48300.35    10.22
lambda        E 2033-12-26T21:25:11.831    31.95  -31.84   50026.71    11.78
epsilon       E 2033-12-26T21:27:15.537    32.08  -31.99   51553.96    12.91