Uranus_2046-03-12T00_30_15.8800_SAAO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:40:48 2023
 
target                  : Uranus
target radius (km)      :  25559.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-03-12T00:25:54.920
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          : 3881513300043120512
2Mass ID (if available) : 10015100+1254125
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 10h 01m 51.00960s +12:54:11.56065s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.29
K magnitude             : 14.816
G magnitude             : 18.380
RP magnitude            : 17.158
BP magnitude            : 19.720
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 17.416
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -20.70
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  157.04
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  110.22
B (ring opening deg)    :   19.34
PA of pole (deg)        :  101.78
Pole direction: RA (deg): 257.31100
               Dec (deg): -15.17500
C/A sky separation (")  :   3.671
C/A sky separation (km) :  46371.2
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 2046-03-12T00:16:10.564    28.73  -48.57   50856.72   -25.00
lambda        I 2046-03-12T00:16:45.874    28.63  -48.50   50026.71   -22.31
delta         I 2046-03-12T00:18:16.373    28.38  -48.32   48300.35   -15.72
gamma         I 2046-03-12T00:19:05.224    28.25  -48.22   47624.69   -11.91
eta           I 2046-03-12T00:19:49.531    28.13  -48.12   47176.12    -8.32
 
No planet occultations
 
eta           E 2046-03-12T00:23:08.969    27.58  -47.70   47176.12     8.33
gamma         E 2046-03-12T00:23:53.455    27.46  -47.61   47626.69    11.92
delta         E 2046-03-12T00:24:42.156    27.32  -47.50   48300.35    15.72
lambda        E 2046-03-12T00:26:12.701    27.07  -47.31   50026.71    22.30
epsilon       E 2046-03-12T00:26:59.939    26.94  -47.20   51155.01    24.99