Saturn_2032-08-30T09_18_38.6800_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               : 2032-08-30T09:14:38.430
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          : 3376834885915089664
2Mass ID (if available) : 06194696+2221561
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 06h 19m 46.96892s +22:21:56.16988s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.04
K magnitude             :  9.353
G magnitude             : 13.200
RP magnitude            : 12.159
BP magnitude            : 14.322
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.437
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  23.39
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   62.54
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :    5.08
B (ring opening deg)    :  -26.05
PA of pole (deg)        :   -5.88
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   1.893
C/A sky separation (km) :  12957.1
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 2032-08-30T07:44:49.119    -0.13x -49.07  140461.00   -23.84
A (OER)       I 2032-08-30T07:47:23.898     0.37x -48.89  136774.40   -23.80
Encke (OEG)   I 2032-08-30T07:49:31.258     0.78x -48.74  133744.89   -23.77
Encke (IEG)   I 2032-08-30T07:49:44.786     0.83x -48.72  133423.31   -23.77
A (IER)       I 2032-08-30T07:57:44.523     2.39x -48.09  122050.38   -23.64
B (OER)       I 2032-08-30T08:00:54.240     3.01x -47.82  117571.16   -23.58
B (IER)       I 2032-08-30T08:19:09.982     6.64  -46.03   91984.69   -23.06
C (IER)       I 2032-08-30T08:31:58.792     9.21  -44.57   74490.58   -22.38
 
Saturn        I 2032-08-30T08:32:45.073     9.37  -44.47   60137.61             -17.88    -21.58
Saturn        E 2032-08-30T09:56:46.421    26.80  -31.65   60259.93              -4.37     -5.37
 
C (IER)       E 2032-08-30T10:06:56.739    28.96  -29.83   74490.58    22.21
B (IER)       E 2032-08-30T10:19:52.300    31.71  -27.45   91984.69    22.84
B (OER)       E 2032-08-30T10:38:20.746    35.67  -23.96  117571.16    23.27
A (IER)       E 2032-08-30T10:41:33.012    36.35  -23.35  122050.38    23.32
Encke (IEG)   E 2032-08-30T10:49:39.641    38.09  -21.78  133423.31    23.42
Encke (OEG)   E 2032-08-30T10:49:53.374    38.14  -21.73  133744.88    23.42
A (OER)       E 2032-08-30T10:52:02.676    38.61  -21.31  136774.40    23.44
F ring        E 2032-08-30T10:54:39.873    39.17  -20.80  140461.00    23.46