Saturn_2029-11-14T11_03_18.5400_IRTF.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:17:14 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2029-11-14T11:02:04.890
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          : 30397755592314752
2Mass ID (if available) : 03170494+1537359
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 03h 17m 04.99427s +15:37:35.41042s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.05
K magnitude             :  8.898
G magnitude             : 11.211
RP magnitude            : 10.484
BP magnitude            : 11.801
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  8.145
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -20.04
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  177.36
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   73.75
B (ring opening deg)    :  -22.05
PA of pole (deg)        :   -1.06
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   3.279
C/A sky separation (km) :  19371.8
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 2029-11-14T09:11:19.784    76.48  -76.93  140461.00   -22.15
A (OER)       I 2029-11-14T09:14:06.441    77.11  -77.58  136774.40   -22.09
Encke (OEG)   I 2029-11-14T09:16:23.786    77.63  -78.12  133744.89   -22.03
Encke (IEG)   I 2029-11-14T09:16:38.387    77.69  -78.18  133423.31   -22.02
A (IER)       I 2029-11-14T09:25:17.880    79.62  -80.20  122050.38   -21.75
B (OER)       I 2029-11-14T09:28:44.418    80.38  -81.01  117571.17   -21.62
B (IER)       I 2029-11-14T09:48:57.281    84.41  -85.67   91984.69   -20.42
C (IER)       I 2029-11-14T10:03:48.280    86.01  -88.52   74490.58   -18.66
 
Saturn        I 2029-11-14T10:15:37.710    85.35  -87.42   60260.07               5.26      6.46
Saturn        E 2029-11-14T11:48:22.917    65.13  -65.88   60042.15              29.40     34.55
 
C (IER)       E 2029-11-14T11:27:58.209 b  69.91  -70.68   74490.58    18.61
B (IER)       E 2029-11-14T11:42:49.894 b  66.43  -67.18   91984.69    20.44
B (OER)       E 2029-11-14T12:03:00.750    61.68  -62.44  117571.16    21.67
A (IER)       E 2029-11-14T12:06:26.766    60.87  -61.63  122050.38    21.81
Encke (IEG)   E 2029-11-14T12:15:04.775    58.84  -59.60  133423.31    22.09
Encke (OEG)   E 2029-11-14T12:15:19.331    58.78  -59.54  133744.89    22.10
A (OER)       E 2029-11-14T12:17:36.245    58.24  -59.01  136774.40    22.16
F ring        E 2029-11-14T12:20:22.358    57.59  -58.36  140461.00    22.23