Uranus_2040-02-23T14_56_35.9400_KAV.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:32:00 2023
 
target                  : Uranus
target radius (km)      :  25559.00
C/A epoch               : 2040-02-23T14:58:56.930
Event type              : XRgt
                        : No Uranus occs
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : KAV
Location                : Kavalur Observatory
Latitude (deg)          :  12.57556
E. Longitude (deg)      :  78.83167
Altitude (km)           :   0.722
Gaia source ID          : 670675056125891072
2Mass ID (if available) : 08070882+2050087
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 08h 07m 08.83200s +20:50:08.59539s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.05
K magnitude             : 13.359
G magnitude             : 14.964
RP magnitude            : 14.418
BP magnitude            : 15.334
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 17.760
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -17.98
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  145.44
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   15.19
B (ring opening deg)    :   47.45
PA of pole (deg)        :   89.97
Pole direction: RA (deg): 257.31100
               Dec (deg): -15.17500
C/A sky separation (")  :   3.551
C/A sky separation (km) :  45739.1
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 2040-02-23T14:48:27.488    61.72  -28.88   50852.79   -10.21
lambda        I 2040-02-23T14:49:50.784    62.04  -29.22   50026.71    -9.49
delta         I 2040-02-23T14:53:16.849    62.83  -30.06   48300.35    -7.22
gamma         I 2040-02-23T14:54:57.681    63.21  -30.46   47631.55    -6.03
eta           I 2040-02-23T14:56:20.025    63.52  -30.80   47176.12    -5.02
 
No planet occultations
 
eta           E 2040-02-23T15:09:15.397    66.44  -33.95   47176.12     5.03
gamma         E 2040-02-23T15:10:37.642    66.75  -34.28   47631.17     6.04
delta         E 2040-02-23T15:12:18.484    67.13  -34.69   48300.35     7.23
lambda        E 2040-02-23T15:15:44.409    67.89  -35.53   50026.71     9.50
epsilon       E 2040-02-23T15:16:57.224    68.16  -35.82   50745.62    10.22