Uranus_2043-02-24T21_49_17.9200_SAAO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:40:44 2023
 
target                  : Uranus
target radius (km)      :  25559.00
C/A epoch               : 2043-02-24T21:47:36.480
Event type              : XRt
                        : No Uranus occs
                        : Ring occs: topocentric, not geoecetric
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          : 611239134019360896
2Mass ID (if available) : 09062401+1719577
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 09h 06m 24.04717s +17:19:56.68958s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.98
K magnitude             : 14.260
G magnitude             : 17.278
RP magnitude            : 16.310
BP magnitude            : 18.304
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 17.514
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -21.04
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  158.33
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   33.32
B (ring opening deg)    :   33.26
PA of pole (deg)        :   97.08
Pole direction: RA (deg): 257.31100
               Dec (deg): -15.17500
C/A sky separation (")  :   3.794
C/A sky separation (km) :  48194.2
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 2043-02-24T21:36:18.118    40.58  -44.99   51371.63   -12.70
lambda        I 2043-02-24T21:38:22.917    40.56  -45.18   50026.71    -9.05
 
No planet occultations
 
lambda        E 2043-02-24T21:48:27.199    40.37  -46.04   50026.71     9.05
epsilon       E 2043-02-24T21:50:44.907    40.30  -46.22   51534.29    12.70