Saturn_2032-08-13T11_15_07.9700_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               : 2032-08-13T11:12:11.530
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          : 3376984939189479552
2Mass ID (if available) : 06130234+2224350
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 06h 13m 02.35153s +22:24:35.07344s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.22
K magnitude             :  9.500
G magnitude             : 12.325
RP magnitude            : 11.477
BP magnitude            : 13.075
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.665
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  29.65
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   47.80
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  127.67
B (ring opening deg)    :  -26.25
PA of pole (deg)        :   -5.76
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   3.481
C/A sky separation (km) :  24400.6
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 2032-08-13T10:07:12.131    16.42  -26.56  140461.00   -28.12
A (OER)       I 2032-08-13T10:09:23.558    16.88  -26.19  136774.40   -27.98
Encke (OEG)   I 2032-08-13T10:11:12.060    17.25  -25.88  133744.89   -27.86
Encke (IEG)   I 2032-08-13T10:11:23.605    17.29  -25.85  133423.31   -27.85
A (IER)       I 2032-08-13T10:18:15.875    18.72  -24.66  122050.38   -27.30
B (OER)       I 2032-08-13T10:21:00.715    19.29  -24.18  117571.16   -27.04
B (IER)       I 2032-08-13T10:37:25.530    22.72  -21.26   91984.69   -24.63
C (IER)       I 2032-08-13T10:50:06.667 b  25.40  -18.93   74490.58   -20.95
 
Saturn        I 2032-08-13T10:41:15.894    23.53  -20.56   59973.73             -27.25    -32.20
Saturn        E 2032-08-13T11:43:18.063    36.72   -8.68   60168.49             -15.40    -18.67
 
C (IER)       E 2032-08-13T11:46:50.701    37.49   -7.97   74490.58    20.94
B (IER)       E 2032-08-13T11:59:33.749    40.22   -5.42   91984.69    24.53
B (OER)       E 2032-08-13T12:16:03.862    43.78   -2.06x 117571.17    26.86
A (IER)       E 2032-08-13T12:18:49.815    44.37   -1.49x 122050.38    27.11
Encke (IEG)   E 2032-08-13T12:25:45.125    45.87   -0.07x 133423.31    27.63
Encke (OEG)   E 2032-08-13T12:25:56.761    45.91   -0.03x 133744.89    27.64
A (OER)       E 2032-08-13T12:27:46.124    46.30    0.35x 136774.40    27.76
F ring        E 2032-08-13T12:29:58.628    46.78    0.80x 140461.00    27.89