Saturn_2029-12-30T11_59_22.6800_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               : 2029-12-30T11:48:10.620
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          : 30900679082708736
2Mass ID (if available) : 03045634+1457118
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 03h 04m 56.33770s +14:57:10.44965s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.07
K magnitude             :  9.712
G magnitude             : 11.495
RP magnitude            : 10.883
BP magnitude            : 11.929
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  8.469
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  -9.27
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  129.33
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  167.48
B (ring opening deg)    :  -21.42
PA of pole (deg)        :   -0.69
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   4.557
C/A sky separation (km) :  27991.0
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 2029-12-30T07:52:12.824    74.99  -54.51  140461.00    -9.00
A (OER)       I 2029-12-30T07:59:04.532    73.42  -56.08  136774.40    -8.91
Encke (OEG)   I 2029-12-30T08:04:46.046    72.11  -57.39  133744.89    -8.83
Encke (IEG)   I 2029-12-30T08:05:22.479    71.97  -57.53  133423.31    -8.82
A (IER)       I 2029-12-30T08:27:17.369    66.87  -62.57  122050.38    -8.46
B (OER)       I 2029-12-30T08:36:12.323    64.79  -64.61  117571.16    -8.28
B (IER)       I 2029-12-30T09:32:58.446    51.41  -77.54   91984.69    -6.53
C (IER)       I 2029-12-30T10:32:36.208 b  37.35  -86.09   74490.58    -2.88
 
Saturn        I 2029-12-30T10:14:48.716    41.54  -85.90   60186.93              17.66     21.32
Saturn        E 2029-12-30T13:23:07.096    -2.17x -48.46   59996.07              33.84     39.29
 
C (IER)       E 2029-12-30T11:39:53.210 b  21.58  -72.14   74490.58     2.82
B (IER)       E 2029-12-30T12:41:22.192 b   7.35  -58.04   91984.69     6.29
B (OER)       E 2029-12-30T13:40:43.666    -6.13x -44.42  117571.16     7.86
A (IER)       E 2029-12-30T13:50:08.000    -8.23x -42.27  122050.38     8.01
Encke (IEG)   E 2029-12-30T14:13:21.249   -13.36x -36.98  133423.31     8.30
Encke (OEG)   E 2029-12-30T14:13:59.976   -13.50x -36.83  133744.89     8.31
A (OER)       E 2029-12-30T14:20:03.328   -14.83x -35.45  136774.40     8.37
F ring        E 2029-12-30T14:27:22.134   -16.42x -33.79  140461.00     8.43