Saturn_2026-11-17T10_13_33.2200_MCD.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:15:28 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2026-11-17T10:04:01.780
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Saturn occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : MCD
Location                : McDonald Obs. 2.7m
Latitude (deg)          :  30.67158
E. Longitude (deg)      : 255.97844
Altitude (km)           :   2.075
Gaia source ID          : 2544083062713823104
2Mass ID (if available) : 00334253+0045500
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 00h 33m 42.50964s +00:45:49.64573s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.17
K magnitude             :  9.013
G magnitude             : 10.167
RP magnitude            :  9.746
BP magnitude            : 10.421
DUPflag                 : 1
Distance (au)           :  8.715
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -10.75
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  133.28
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   44.71
B (ring opening deg)    :   -6.26
PA of pole (deg)        :    3.48
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   7.324
C/A sky separation (km) :  46290.0
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 2026-11-17T12:16:23.770   -31.39x -14.67  140461.00   -20.18
A (OER)       I 2026-11-17T12:19:33.041   -32.02x -14.01  136774.40   -18.76
Encke (OEG)   I 2026-11-17T12:22:20.557   -32.58x -13.43  133744.89   -17.40
Encke (IEG)   I 2026-11-17T12:22:39.122   -32.64x -13.36  133423.31   -17.24
A (IER)       I 2026-11-17T12:36:58.607   -35.44x -10.39  122050.38    -8.85
 
Saturn        I 2026-11-17T09:04:24.795     9.29  -55.67   60208.01             -71.06    -74.14
Saturn        E 2026-11-17T11:04:23.826   -16.51x -29.94   60253.18             -28.02    -33.05
 
A (IER)       E 2026-11-17T13:02:25.544   -40.26x  -5.17  122050.38     8.84
Encke (IEG)   E 2026-11-17T13:16:47.231   -42.85x  -2.26x 133423.31    17.18
Encke (OEG)   E 2026-11-17T13:17:05.861   -42.91x  -2.20x 133744.89    17.34
A (OER)       E 2026-11-17T13:19:53.999   -43.40x  -1.64x 136774.40    18.68
F ring        E 2026-11-17T13:23:04.046   -43.96x  -1.00x 140461.00    20.10