Uranus_2036-04-17T18_00_46.6800_SAAO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:40:20 2023
 
target                  : Uranus
target radius (km)      :  25559.00
C/A epoch               : 2036-04-17T18:04:21.030
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          : 3379612733322742784
2Mass ID (if available) : 06472892+2322150
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 06h 47m 28.93354s +23:22:14.87286s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.41
K magnitude             : 10.331
G magnitude             : 12.445
RP magnitude            : 11.776
BP magnitude            : 12.952
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 19.076
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  15.08
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   73.09
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  170.87
B (ring opening deg)    :   65.45
PA of pole (deg)        :   74.94
Pole direction: RA (deg): 257.31100
               Dec (deg): -15.17500
C/A sky separation (")  :   3.262
C/A sky separation (km) :  45133.5
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 2036-04-17T17:44:16.977    27.10  -20.13   50758.83    -7.05
lambda        I 2036-04-17T17:46:04.757    26.90  -20.51   50026.71    -6.57
delta         I 2036-04-17T17:50:56.524    26.34  -21.54   48300.35    -5.24
gamma         I 2036-04-17T17:53:14.514    26.07  -22.02   47622.61    -4.57
eta           I 2036-04-17T17:54:58.031    25.86  -22.39   47176.12    -4.05
beta          I 2036-04-17T18:07:15.342    24.34  -24.99   45653.62    -0.14
 
No planet occultations
 
beta          E 2036-04-17T18:07:22.622    24.33  -25.01   45653.87     0.13
eta           E 2036-04-17T18:19:37.087    22.72  -27.60   47176.12     4.06
gamma         E 2036-04-17T18:21:20.940    22.48  -27.96   47625.31     4.59
delta         E 2036-04-17T18:23:37.954    22.17  -28.45   48300.35     5.26
lambda        E 2036-04-17T18:28:28.710    21.50  -29.47   50026.71     6.59
epsilon       E 2036-04-17T18:30:49.481    21.17  -29.96   50996.70     7.08