Uranus_2039-01-20T18_04_43.9900_SAAO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:40:34 2023
 
target                  : Uranus
target radius (km)      :  25559.00
C/A epoch               : 2039-01-20T18:07:31.410
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          : 673816841883639808
2Mass ID (if available) : 07523500+2128414
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 07h 52m 35.00013s +21:28:41.51672s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.02
K magnitude             : 13.393
G magnitude             : 15.741
RP magnitude            : 14.995
BP magnitude            : 16.333
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 17.662
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -23.20
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  176.01
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  132.88
B (ring opening deg)    :   50.84
PA of pole (deg)        :   87.84
Pole direction: RA (deg): 257.31100
               Dec (deg): -15.17500
C/A sky separation (")  :   3.462
C/A sky separation (km) :  44343.1
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 2039-01-20T17:56:22.664     5.19   -2.99x  51395.20   -14.74
lambda        I 2039-01-20T17:58:01.061     5.49   -3.30x  50026.71   -13.22
delta         I 2039-01-20T18:00:22.845     5.93   -3.75x  48300.35   -11.09
gamma         I 2039-01-20T18:01:26.055     6.12   -3.95x  47631.51   -10.06
eta           I 2039-01-20T18:02:13.134     6.26   -4.10x  47176.12    -9.28
beta          I 2039-01-20T18:05:33.981     6.88   -4.73x  45670.14    -5.68
 
No planet occultations
 
beta          E 2039-01-20T18:15:17.082     8.64   -6.54   45676.21     5.69
eta           E 2039-01-20T18:18:36.516     9.23   -7.16   47176.12     9.29
gamma         E 2039-01-20T18:19:23.370     9.37   -7.30   47629.76    10.08
delta         E 2039-01-20T18:20:26.675     9.56   -7.50   48300.35    11.10
lambda        E 2039-01-20T18:22:48.252     9.98   -7.93   50026.71    13.25
epsilon       E 2039-01-20T18:24:37.211    10.30   -8.26   51552.63    14.76