Saturn_2032-09-03T15_59_45.0400_IRTF.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:17:18 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2032-09-03T15:57:23.800
Event type              : PRgt
                        : Saturn occs: not geocentric or topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : IRTF
Location                : Mauna Kea/IRTF
Latitude (deg)          :  19.82622
E. Longitude (deg)      : 204.52800
Altitude (km)           :   4.168
Gaia source ID          : 3377160169558092928
2Mass ID (if available) : 06211476+2221039
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 06h 21m 14.77169s +22:21:03.85530s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.00
K magnitude             :  7.753
G magnitude             : 11.906
RP magnitude            : 10.796
BP magnitude            : 13.213
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.373
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  21.59
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   66.34
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   54.14
B (ring opening deg)    :  -26.00
PA of pole (deg)        :   -5.90
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   8.880
C/A sky separation (km) :  60365.4
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 2032-09-03T15:47:36.275    60.96   -5.37  140461.00    -7.29
A (OER)       I 2032-09-03T15:57:14.044    63.19   -3.13x 136774.40    -5.45
Encke (OEG)   I 2032-09-03T16:09:08.604    65.95   -0.36x 133744.89    -3.00
Encke (IEG)   I 2032-09-03T16:11:03.514    66.40    0.09x 133423.31    -2.59
 
No planet occultations
 
Encke (IEG)   E 2032-09-03T16:35:00.053    71.94    5.69x 133423.31     2.60
Encke (OEG)   E 2032-09-03T16:36:54.913    72.38    6.14x 133744.89     3.00
A (OER)       E 2032-09-03T16:48:49.068    75.12    8.93x 136774.40     5.45
F ring        E 2032-09-03T16:58:26.578    77.33   11.19x 140461.00     7.29