Uranus_2047-01-09T02_26_01.3400_SAAO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:40:50 2023
 
target                  : Uranus
target radius (km)      :  25559.00
C/A epoch               : 2047-01-09T02:22:32.920
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          : 3882209707515598720
2Mass ID (if available) : 10295535+1016317
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 10h 29m 55.35947s +10:16:31.82738s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.04
K magnitude             : 12.510
G magnitude             : 15.049
RP magnitude            : 14.282
BP magnitude            : 15.678
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 17.636
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -13.40
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  132.69
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   83.78
B (ring opening deg)    :   12.05
PA of pole (deg)        :  103.49
Pole direction: RA (deg): 257.31100
               Dec (deg): -15.17500
C/A sky separation (")  :   3.491
C/A sky separation (km) :  44648.6
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 2047-01-09T02:08:39.692    47.63  -16.83   50753.20   -29.61
lambda        I 2047-01-09T02:09:04.857    47.63  -16.76   50026.71   -28.01
delta         I 2047-01-09T02:10:12.320    47.60  -16.58   48300.35   -23.08
gamma         I 2047-01-09T02:10:43.058    47.59  -16.50   47627.67   -20.66
eta           I 2047-01-09T02:11:05.930    47.58  -16.44   47176.12   -18.80
beta          I 2047-01-09T02:12:51.583    47.54  -16.15   45666.99    -9.57
 
No planet occultations
 
beta          E 2047-01-09T02:16:17.704    47.45  -15.60   45661.15     9.58
eta           E 2047-01-09T02:18:03.899    47.40  -15.31   47176.12    18.81
gamma         E 2047-01-09T02:18:26.606    47.39  -15.25   47624.30    20.67
delta         E 2047-01-09T02:18:57.506    47.37  -15.16   48300.35    23.09
lambda        E 2047-01-09T02:20:04.964    47.33  -14.98   50026.71    28.02
epsilon       E 2047-01-09T02:20:33.222    47.32  -14.90   50845.46    29.62