Uranus_2042-09-28T03_07_10.7200_SAAO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:40:43 2023
 
target                  : Uranus
target radius (km)      :  25559.00
C/A epoch               : 2042-09-28T03:04:52.160
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          : 631983860418730624
2Mass ID (if available) : 09123993+1647548
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 09h 12m 39.78822s +16:47:53.76452s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.84
K magnitude             : 12.426
G magnitude             : 15.353
RP magnitude            : 14.384
BP magnitude            : 16.133
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 19.096
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  26.16
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   49.05
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  150.00
B (ring opening deg)    :   31.71
PA of pole (deg)        :   97.75
Pole direction: RA (deg): 257.31100
               Dec (deg): -15.17500
C/A sky separation (")  :   3.259
C/A sky separation (km) :  45131.6
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 2042-09-28T02:53:31.611     9.07  -18.53   51453.14   -23.08
lambda        I 2042-09-28T02:54:37.634     9.27  -18.31   50026.71   -20.32
delta         I 2042-09-28T02:56:11.534     9.57  -17.99   48300.35   -16.37
gamma         I 2042-09-28T02:56:55.482     9.71  -17.84   47624.03   -14.38
eta           I 2042-09-28T02:57:28.363     9.81  -17.73   47176.12   -12.85
beta          I 2042-09-28T03:00:34.709    10.40  -17.09   45641.60    -3.47
 
No planet occultations
 
beta          E 2042-09-28T03:02:46.866    10.81  -16.63   45642.45     3.48
eta           E 2042-09-28T03:05:52.777    11.39  -16.00   47176.12    12.84
gamma         E 2042-09-28T03:06:25.516    11.50  -15.88   47621.71    14.38
delta         E 2042-09-28T03:07:09.655    11.63  -15.73   48300.35    16.37
lambda        E 2042-09-28T03:08:43.634    11.93  -15.41   50026.71    20.31
epsilon       E 2042-09-28T03:09:53.614    12.14  -15.17   51542.22    23.05