Saturn_2032-04-15T03_43_39.6500_MCD.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:15:33 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2032-04-15T03:47:02.890
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          : 3415066490056691712
2Mass ID (if available) : 05105799+2147272
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 05h 10m 57.98734s +21:47:27.05724s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.77
K magnitude             :  8.131
G magnitude             :  8.353
RP magnitude            :  8.221
BP magnitude            :  8.398
DUPflag                 : 1
Distance (au)           :  9.583
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  27.48
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   53.34
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :    8.69
B (ring opening deg)    :  -26.91
PA of pole (deg)        :   -4.40
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   1.500
C/A sky separation (km) :  10425.7
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 2032-04-15T02:23:31.176    38.25  -13.21  140461.00   -26.93
A (OER)       I 2032-04-15T02:25:48.120    37.76  -13.67  136774.40   -26.91
Encke (OEG)   I 2032-04-15T02:27:40.723    37.35  -14.05  133744.88   -26.90
Encke (IEG)   I 2032-04-15T02:27:52.679    37.31  -14.09  133423.31   -26.90
A (IER)       I 2032-04-15T02:34:56.064    35.79  -15.50  122050.38   -26.83
B (OER)       I 2032-04-15T02:37:43.146    35.20  -16.06  117571.16   -26.79
B (IER)       I 2032-04-15T02:53:43.118    31.77  -19.22   91984.69   -26.47
C (IER)       I 2032-04-15T03:04:49.035    29.40  -21.37   74490.58   -26.02
 
Saturn        I 2032-04-15T03:10:54.403    28.11  -22.54   60216.89              10.64     12.99
Saturn        E 2032-04-15T04:23:06.799    12.99  -35.36   60244.84               7.14      8.75
 
C (IER)       E 2032-04-15T04:30:48.375    11.41  -36.58   74490.58    26.18
B (IER)       E 2032-04-15T04:41:49.797     9.16  -38.27   91984.69    26.67
B (OER)       E 2032-04-15T04:57:41.579     5.96  -40.55  117571.16    27.05
A (IER)       E 2032-04-15T05:00:27.029     5.41  -40.92  122050.38    27.09
Encke (IEG)   E 2032-04-15T05:07:26.009     4.02x -41.85  133423.31    27.19
Encke (OEG)   E 2032-04-15T05:07:37.835     3.98x -41.88  133744.89    27.19
A (OER)       E 2032-04-15T05:09:29.198     3.61x -42.11  136774.40    27.21
F ring        E 2032-04-15T05:11:44.598     3.16x -42.40  140461.00    27.24