Jupiter_2024-12-30T00_05_41.4600_MCD.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:21:36 2023
 
target                  : Jupiter
target radius (km)      :  71492.00
C/A epoch               : 2024-12-30T00:12:01.670
Event type              : Pgt
                        : Jupiter occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Not a ringed target
Observer code           : MCD
Location                : McDonald Obs. 2.7m
Latitude (deg)          :  30.67158
E. Longitude (deg)      : 255.97844
Altitude (km)           :   2.075
Gaia source ID          : 3412735005712139264
2Mass ID (if available) : 04465675+2145497
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 04h 46m 56.75040s +21:45:49.58908s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.38
K magnitude             :  8.919
G magnitude             : 11.688
RP magnitude            : 10.856
BP magnitude            : 12.416
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  4.176
f0 (km)                 :       0.00
g0 (km)                 :       0.00
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -14.01
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  154.64
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  165.38
B (ring opening deg)    :    2.81
PA of pole (deg)        :   -6.96
Pole direction: RA (deg): 268.05784
               Dec (deg):  64.49672
C/A sky separation (")  :   8.952
C/A sky separation (km) :  27111.3
NAIF SPICE kernels      : RAJobs_U111+rgf15.spk
                          URKALLv1.spk
                          naif0012.tls
                          nep097.bsp
                          nep101.bsp
                          sat440l.bsp
                          de440.bsp
                          earth_720101_070426.bpc
                          jup365.bsp
                          ura116.bsp
                          IAU_SATURN_for_RINGFIT.tpc
                          pck00010.tpc
                          earth_200101_990628_predict.bpc
                          uranus_ringframes_rfrench20220627_v1.tf
                          neptune_ringframes_rfrench20220702a_v1.tf
                          earth_flat_IAU.spk
 
                        x: target alt <  5.0 deg or  sun >  -5.0 deg
Target   I/E             UTC           alt   alt-sun   radius   lat-geo lat-geodetic
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Jupiter  I  2024-12-29T22:53:31.507    7.73   12.21x  71490.2    24.33     27.30
Jupiter  E  2024-12-30T01:29:51.550   40.63  -17.89   71490.7    20.19     22.79