Saturn_2032-08-17T12_16_36.3200_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               : 2032-08-17T12:14:15.610
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          : 3376976658492394752
2Mass ID (if available) : 06144669+2224110
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 06h 14m 46.69182s +22:24:11.09829s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.25
K magnitude             :  8.455
G magnitude             : 14.124
RP magnitude            : 12.789
BP magnitude            : 16.225
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.615
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  28.27
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   51.29
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  176.71
B (ring opening deg)    :  -26.20
PA of pole (deg)        :   -5.79
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   6.106
C/A sky separation (km) :  42574.5
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 2032-08-17T11:02:02.044    30.89  -17.32  140461.00   -21.60
A (OER)       I 2032-08-17T11:04:54.593    31.51  -16.77  136774.40   -21.12
Encke (OEG)   I 2032-08-17T11:07:19.498    32.02  -16.31  133744.89   -20.69
Encke (IEG)   I 2032-08-17T11:07:35.061    32.08  -16.26  133423.31   -20.64
A (IER)       I 2032-08-17T11:17:13.836    34.14  -14.39  122050.38   -18.57
B (OER)       I 2032-08-17T11:21:22.048    35.02  -13.58  117571.16   -17.50
 
Saturn        I 2032-08-17T11:49:15.413    41.01   -8.03   59835.36              33.87     39.32
Saturn        E 2032-08-17T12:39:04.079    51.76    2.21x  59564.74              45.48     51.03
 
B (OER)       E 2032-08-17T12:43:21.292    52.69    3.11x 117571.16    17.40
A (IER)       E 2032-08-17T12:47:30.931    53.58    3.98x 122050.38    18.46
Encke (IEG)   E 2032-08-17T12:57:13.075    55.67    6.02x 133423.31    20.52
Encke (OEG)   E 2032-08-17T12:57:28.731    55.73    6.08x 133744.89    20.56
A (OER)       E 2032-08-17T12:59:54.513    56.25    6.59x 136774.40    20.99
F ring        E 2032-08-17T13:02:48.130    56.88    7.20x 140461.00    21.47