Uranus_2044-02-18T23_23_44.0800_SAAO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:40:46 2023
 
target                  : Uranus
target radius (km)      :  25559.00
C/A epoch               : 2044-02-18T23:21:43.680
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          : 630707258699340800
2Mass ID (if available) : 09265565+1548403
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 09h 26m 55.67252s +15:48:39.79921s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.03
K magnitude             : 13.778
G magnitude             : 16.864
RP magnitude            : 15.891
BP magnitude            : 17.852
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 17.425
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -22.64
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  169.70
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   80.15
B (ring opening deg)    :   28.18
PA of pole (deg)        :   99.03
Pole direction: RA (deg): 257.31100
               Dec (deg): -15.17500
C/A sky separation (")  :   3.388
C/A sky separation (km) :  42817.4
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 2044-02-18T23:15:47.082    39.77  -45.89   51431.49   -26.38
lambda        I 2044-02-18T23:16:42.745    39.71  -45.86   50026.71   -24.29
delta         I 2044-02-18T23:17:57.997    39.61  -45.82   48300.35   -21.54
gamma         I 2044-02-18T23:18:29.987    39.57  -45.80   47631.41   -20.27
eta           I 2044-02-18T23:18:52.972    39.54  -45.79   47176.12   -19.34
beta          I 2044-02-18T23:20:19.676    39.43  -45.73   45658.62   -15.53
alpha         I 2044-02-18T23:21:24.011    39.35  -45.69   44748.85   -12.48
 
No planet occultations
 
alpha         E 2044-02-18T23:29:23.948    38.68  -45.33   44737.20    12.49
beta          E 2044-02-18T23:30:29.242    38.59  -45.28   45646.99    15.53
eta           E 2044-02-18T23:31:56.871    38.46  -45.20   47176.12    19.33
gamma         E 2044-02-18T23:32:19.727    38.42  -45.18   47628.60    20.27
delta         E 2044-02-18T23:32:51.870    38.37  -45.15   48300.35    21.53
lambda        E 2044-02-18T23:34:07.161    38.26  -45.09   50026.71    24.26
epsilon       E 2044-02-18T23:35:06.615    38.17  -45.03   51529.97    26.37