Saturn_2024-08-06T17_12_21.2200_IRTF.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:17:12 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2024-08-06T17:06:10.250
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Saturn occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : IRTF
Location                : Mauna Kea/IRTF
Latitude (deg)          :  19.82622
E. Longitude (deg)      : 204.52800
Altitude (km)           :   4.168
Gaia source ID          : 2631163146681256448
2Mass ID (if available) : 23185954-0643009
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 23h 18m 59.47990s -06:43:01.47198s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   5.25
K magnitude             :  7.716
G magnitude             :  9.161
RP magnitude            :  8.444
BP magnitude            :  9.089
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  8.814
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -15.13
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  146.38
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  172.63
B (ring opening deg)    :    2.59
PA of pole (deg)        :    5.04
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   8.152
C/A sky separation (km) :  52112.7
NAIF SPICE kernels      : RAJobs_U111+rgf15.spk
                          URKALLv1.spk
                          Saturn_ring_plane.tf
                          sat378.bsp
                          sat286.bsp
                          vgr1.sat286.bsp
                          vgr2.sat286.bsp
                          HST1081HSPephemUTC.bsp
                          pfbl0000r.bsp
                          cassini.bsp
                          earthstns_itrf93_040916.bsp
                          earth_200101_990628_predict.bpc
                          earth_720101_070426.bpc
                          cpck28Mar2008.tpc
                          pck.sat440.tpc
                          IAU_SATURN_for_RINGFIT.tpc
                          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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F ring        I 2024-08-06T15:22:20.775    42.10   -9.14  140461.00  -119.90
A (OER)       I 2024-08-06T15:22:51.993    41.99   -9.03  136774.40  -116.22
Encke (OEG)   I 2024-08-06T15:23:18.434    41.90   -8.93  133744.88  -112.87
Encke (IEG)   I 2024-08-06T15:23:21.288    41.89   -8.92  133423.30  -112.50
A (IER)       I 2024-08-06T15:25:09.976    41.52   -8.52  122050.39   -96.03
B (OER)       I 2024-08-06T15:25:58.842    41.35   -8.34  117571.17   -87.11
 
Saturn        I 2024-08-06T16:33:12.430    26.77    6.71x  60265.24              29.07     34.19
Saturn        E 2024-08-06T17:39:12.828    11.72   21.86x  60256.31              87.29     87.76
 
B (OER)       E 2024-08-06T15:37:15.997    38.98   -5.85  117571.16    87.11
A (IER)       E 2024-08-06T15:38:04.873    38.81   -5.67  122050.38    96.03
Encke (IEG)   E 2024-08-06T15:39:53.590    38.43   -5.27  133423.31   112.48
Encke (OEG)   E 2024-08-06T15:39:56.444    38.42   -5.26  133744.88   112.85
A (OER)       E 2024-08-06T15:40:22.894    38.32   -5.16  136774.40   116.20
F ring        E 2024-08-06T15:40:54.122    38.21   -5.05  140461.01   119.87