Uranus_2042-01-21T20_56_12.4700_SAAO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:40:42 2023
 
target                  : Uranus
target radius (km)      :  25559.00
C/A epoch               : 2042-01-21T20:57:32.210
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          : 659975090000701824
2Mass ID (if available) : 08523145+1815404
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 08h 52m 31.42248s +18:15:40.07154s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.03
K magnitude             : 13.032
G magnitude             : 14.621
RP magnitude            : 14.070
BP magnitude            : 14.926
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 17.514
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -22.81
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  170.86
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  170.18
B (ring opening deg)    :   36.65
PA of pole (deg)        :   95.63
Pole direction: RA (deg): 257.31100
               Dec (deg): -15.17500
C/A sky separation (")  :   3.507
C/A sky separation (km) :  44548.0
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 2042-01-21T20:43:26.382    26.38  -30.11   50949.92   -17.69
lambda        I 2042-01-21T20:44:19.707    26.51  -30.22   50026.71   -16.69
delta         I 2042-01-21T20:46:12.567    26.78  -30.44   48300.35   -13.85
gamma         I 2042-01-21T20:47:03.344    26.90  -30.54   47631.50   -12.48
eta           I 2042-01-21T20:47:41.448    27.00  -30.61   47176.12   -11.41
beta          I 2042-01-21T20:50:34.346    27.41  -30.95   45642.98    -6.22
 
No planet occultations
 
beta          E 2042-01-21T20:57:00.481    28.31  -31.66   45641.19     6.22
eta           E 2042-01-21T20:59:53.842    28.71  -31.98   47176.12    11.42
gamma         E 2042-01-21T21:00:31.789    28.80  -32.04   47629.82    12.49
delta         E 2042-01-21T21:01:22.667    28.91  -32.13   48300.35    13.86
lambda        E 2042-01-21T21:03:15.438    29.17  -32.33   50026.71    16.71
epsilon       E 2042-01-21T21:03:57.237    29.26  -32.40   50745.47    17.71