Uranus_2040-03-01T01_02_12.5500_SAAO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:40:38 2023
 
target                  : Uranus
target radius (km)      :  25559.00
C/A epoch               : 2040-03-01T00:55:38.970
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          : 670724327990726016
2Mass ID (if available) : 08061802+2052426
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 08h 06m 18.02340s +20:52:42.81634s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.96
K magnitude             : 12.342
G magnitude             : 13.640
RP magnitude            : 13.200
BP magnitude            : 13.922
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 17.826
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -15.87
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  138.79
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   64.76
B (ring opening deg)    :   47.65
PA of pole (deg)        :   89.85
Pole direction: RA (deg): 257.31100
               Dec (deg): -15.17500
C/A sky separation (")  :   3.656
C/A sky separation (km) :  47261.8
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 2040-03-01T00:36:07.226     6.80  -42.86   51544.84    -8.19
lambda        I 2040-03-01T00:39:34.142     6.17  -42.41   50026.71    -6.49
delta         I 2040-03-01T00:45:20.379     5.10  -41.63   48300.35    -3.42
 
No planet occultations
 
delta         E 2040-03-01T00:57:20.441     2.84x -39.94   48300.35     3.42
lambda        E 2040-03-01T01:03:07.416     1.74x -39.09   50026.71     6.48
epsilon       E 2040-03-01T01:06:28.771     1.10x -38.59   51494.35     8.16