Saturn_2032-03-14T04_10_44.1600_MCD.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:15:32 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2032-03-14T04:16:52.420
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          : 3412182058740339712
2Mass ID (if available) : 05005702+2127544
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 05h 00m 57.02047s +21:27:54.29464s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.03
K magnitude             :  7.132
G magnitude             : 10.149
RP magnitude            :  9.274
BP magnitude            : 10.950
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.096
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  13.54
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   82.58
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   49.95
B (ring opening deg)    :  -26.76
PA of pole (deg)        :   -4.13
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   3.131
C/A sky separation (km) :  20656.2
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 2032-03-14T01:21:50.152    75.31   -4.78x 140461.00   -12.63
A (OER)       I 2032-03-14T01:26:42.426    74.43   -5.83  136774.40   -12.59
Encke (OEG)   I 2032-03-14T01:30:43.292    73.68   -6.69  133744.89   -12.56
Encke (IEG)   I 2032-03-14T01:31:08.898    73.60   -6.78  133423.31   -12.56
A (IER)       I 2032-03-14T01:46:19.873    70.67  -10.05  122050.38   -12.40
B (OER)       I 2032-03-14T01:52:22.002    69.46  -11.35  117571.16   -12.33
B (IER)       I 2032-03-14T02:27:47.399    62.11  -18.92   91984.69   -11.66
C (IER)       I 2032-03-14T02:53:46.914    56.58  -24.42   74490.58   -10.67
 
Saturn        I 2032-03-14T03:05:41.824    54.02  -26.92   60195.83             -12.77    -15.55
Saturn        E 2032-03-14T05:27:11.722    23.64  -53.49   60047.64             -22.76    -27.19
 
C (IER)       E 2032-03-14T05:20:05.895 b  25.14  -52.41   74490.58    10.83
B (IER)       E 2032-03-14T05:45:36.434    19.76  -56.09   91984.69    11.92
B (OER)       E 2032-03-14T06:20:08.184    12.59  -59.84  117571.16    12.70
A (IER)       E 2032-03-14T06:25:59.689    11.39  -60.30  122050.38    12.79
Encke (IEG)   E 2032-03-14T06:40:42.145     8.39  -61.19  133423.31    12.98
Encke (OEG)   E 2032-03-14T06:41:06.913     8.30  -61.21  133744.89    12.99
A (OER)       E 2032-03-14T06:44:59.803     7.52  -61.38  136774.40    13.03
F ring        E 2032-03-14T06:49:42.173     6.57  -61.54  140461.00    13.08