Saturn_2029-01-08T15_58_37.6500_IRTF.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:17:13 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2029-01-08T18:11:05.820
Event type              : XRgt
                        : No Saturn occs
                        : 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          : 2570406981697389568
2Mass ID (if available) : 02102830+1031368
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 02h 10m 28.40897s +10:31:35.98600s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.16
K magnitude             :  9.885
G magnitude             : 12.129
RP magnitude            : 11.422
BP magnitude            : 12.684
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  8.888
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :   2.08
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  105.74
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  172.03
B (ring opening deg)    :  -16.96
PA of pole (deg)        :    0.94
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :  13.890
C/A sky separation (km) :  89538.1
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 2029-01-08T05:20:49.281    80.96  -18.93  140461.00    -3.72
A (OER)       I 2029-01-08T05:37:42.153    80.17  -22.72  136774.40    -3.56
Encke (OEG)   I 2029-01-08T05:52:10.769    78.34  -25.99  133744.89    -3.42
Encke (IEG)   I 2029-01-08T05:53:45.154    78.09  -26.35  133423.31    -3.40
A (IER)       I 2029-01-08T06:55:42.653    65.56  -40.48  122050.38    -2.70
B (OER)       I 2029-01-08T07:25:30.167    58.77  -47.33  117571.16    -2.31
 
No planet occultations
 
B (OER)       E 2029-01-08T12:19:35.645    -9.98x -64.03  117571.16     2.33
A (IER)       E 2029-01-08T12:49:07.925   -16.66x -57.20  122050.38     2.72
Encke (IEG)   E 2029-01-08T13:50:20.615   -30.06x -43.08  133423.31     3.45
Encke (OEG)   E 2029-01-08T13:51:53.603   -30.39x -42.72  133744.89     3.47
A (OER)       E 2029-01-08T14:06:08.709   -33.39x -39.45  136774.40     3.62
F ring        E 2029-01-08T14:22:44.273   -36.80x -35.65  140461.00     3.79