Uranus_2034-01-02T19_26_44.4400_SAAO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:39:56 2023
 
target                  : Uranus
target radius (km)      :  25559.00
C/A epoch               : 2034-01-02T19:29:10.620
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          : 3425260302876051328
2Mass ID (if available) : 06140606+2340290
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 06h 14m 06.06847s +23:40:28.95368s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.02
K magnitude             : 14.235
G magnitude             : 16.786
RP magnitude            : 15.936
BP magnitude            : 17.537
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 17.980
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -23.04
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  171.23
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   17.83
B (ring opening deg)    :   72.53
PA of pole (deg)        :   63.84
Pole direction: RA (deg): 257.31100
               Dec (deg): -15.17500
C/A sky separation (")  :   3.364
C/A sky separation (km) :  43868.3
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 2034-01-02T19:10:59.199    20.68  -15.54   50751.68   -11.77
lambda        I 2034-01-02T19:12:02.138    20.83  -15.71   50026.71   -11.23
delta         I 2034-01-02T19:14:47.434    21.21  -16.15   48300.35    -9.63
gamma         I 2034-01-02T19:16:00.611    21.38  -16.35   47623.67    -8.86
eta           I 2034-01-02T19:16:52.769    21.50  -16.48   47176.12    -8.30
beta          I 2034-01-02T19:20:23.297    21.98  -17.03   45681.20    -5.86
alpha         I 2034-01-02T19:23:50.781    22.45  -17.57   44733.16    -3.28
 
No planet occultations
 
alpha         E 2034-01-02T19:32:09.482    23.55  -18.84   44740.82     3.28
beta          E 2034-01-02T19:35:34.336    23.99  -19.36   45678.29     5.87
eta           E 2034-01-02T19:39:05.098    24.43  -19.88   47176.12     8.31
gamma         E 2034-01-02T19:39:56.927    24.54  -20.01   47621.21     8.87
delta         E 2034-01-02T19:41:10.302    24.69  -20.19   48300.35     9.64
lambda        E 2034-01-02T19:43:55.388    25.03  -20.59   50026.71    11.25
epsilon       E 2034-01-02T19:45:08.238    25.18  -20.76   50870.31    11.78