Saturn_2032-03-31T03_39_52.6600_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               : 2032-03-31T03:43:50.800
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          : 3415157886960444416
2Mass ID (if available) : 05052892+2137479
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 05h 05m 28.93850s +21:37:47.65960s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.00
K magnitude             :  9.169
G magnitude             : 10.901
RP magnitude            : 10.300
BP magnitude            : 11.321
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.367
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  21.40
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   66.81
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  162.74
B (ring opening deg)    :  -26.85
PA of pole (deg)        :   -4.26
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   2.528
C/A sky separation (km) :  17178.2
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 2032-03-31T02:00:59.010    54.59  -10.78  140461.00   -20.43
A (OER)       I 2032-03-31T02:03:59.629    53.94  -11.41  136774.40   -20.39
Encke (OEG)   I 2032-03-31T02:06:28.335    53.41  -11.93  133744.89   -20.35
Encke (IEG)   I 2032-03-31T02:06:44.135    53.35  -11.99  133423.31   -20.35
A (IER)       I 2032-03-31T02:16:05.146    51.34  -13.95  122050.38   -20.19
B (OER)       I 2032-03-31T02:19:47.468    50.54  -14.72  117571.16   -20.11
B (IER)       I 2032-03-31T02:41:20.408    45.89  -19.19   91984.69   -19.38
C (IER)       I 2032-03-31T02:56:45.590    42.56  -22.33   74490.58   -18.32
 
Saturn        I 2032-03-31T02:58:29.112    42.19  -22.68   60129.36              17.78     21.47
Saturn        E 2032-03-31T04:29:05.587    22.82  -39.83   60205.91              11.78     14.36
 
C (IER)       E 2032-03-31T04:36:48.026    21.20  -41.13   74490.58    18.48
B (IER)       E 2032-03-31T04:52:04.513    18.00  -43.61   91984.69    19.58
B (OER)       E 2032-03-31T05:13:21.864    13.58  -46.79  117571.16    20.38
A (IER)       E 2032-03-31T05:17:01.097    12.83  -47.29  122050.38    20.48
Encke (IEG)   E 2032-03-31T05:26:13.783    10.94  -48.52  133423.31    20.67
Encke (OEG)   E 2032-03-31T05:26:29.338    10.89  -48.56  133744.89    20.68
A (OER)       E 2032-03-31T05:28:55.706    10.39  -48.87  136774.40    20.72
F ring        E 2032-03-31T05:31:53.415     9.79  -49.24  140461.00    20.77