Saturn_2030-11-24T04_04_45.3700_MCD.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:15:30 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2030-11-24T04:07:53.010
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          : 48576973471345792
2Mass ID (if available) : 04150234+1907171
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 04h 15m 02.37897s +19:07:15.29096s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.12
K magnitude             :  9.803
G magnitude             : 12.051
RP magnitude            : 11.326
BP magnitude            : 12.637
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  8.083
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -20.02
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  175.65
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  159.83
B (ring opening deg)    :  -25.08
PA of pole (deg)        :   -2.82
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   8.490
C/A sky separation (km) :  49773.3
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 2030-11-24T02:43:18.016    31.32  -35.69  140461.00   -12.01
A (OER)       I 2030-11-24T02:48:33.514    32.45  -36.82  136774.40   -11.35
Encke (OEG)   I 2030-11-24T02:53:07.835    33.44  -37.81  133744.89   -10.73
Encke (IEG)   I 2030-11-24T02:53:37.902    33.54  -37.92  133423.31   -10.66
A (IER)       I 2030-11-24T03:14:39.122    38.08  -42.44  122050.38    -7.22
B (OER)       I 2030-11-24T03:27:04.235    40.76  -45.11  117571.16    -4.76
 
Saturn        I 2030-11-24T03:40:50.614    43.74  -48.08   59661.98              44.17     49.75
Saturn        E 2030-11-24T04:34:34.204    55.27  -59.56   59456.77              53.92     59.00
 
B (OER)       E 2030-11-24T04:10:07.851 b  50.05  -54.36  117571.16     4.76
A (IER)       E 2030-11-24T04:22:32.304 b  52.71  -57.01  122050.38     7.23
Encke (IEG)   E 2030-11-24T04:43:28.089    57.16  -61.43  133423.31    10.73
Encke (OEG)   E 2030-11-24T04:43:57.952    57.26  -61.54  133744.89    10.80
A (OER)       E 2030-11-24T04:48:30.250    58.22  -62.49  136774.40    11.44
F ring        E 2030-11-24T04:53:43.087    59.31  -63.57  140461.00    12.12