Saturn_2032-12-31T14_13_22.9100_MCD.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:15:35 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2032-12-31T14:09:31.360
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          : 3425016176936385024
2Mass ID (if available) : 06113460+2227067
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 06h 11m 34.64389s +22:27:05.81808s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   2.76
K magnitude             :  8.418
G magnitude             : 11.012
RP magnitude            : 10.107
BP magnitude            : 11.025
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  8.039
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -19.88
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  172.61
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  175.91
B (ring opening deg)    :  -26.32
PA of pole (deg)        :   -5.74
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   4.212
C/A sky separation (km) :  24557.5
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 2032-12-31T12:13:32.226    14.07  -20.84  140461.00   -19.10
A (OER)       I 2032-12-31T12:16:45.700    13.41  -20.18  136774.40   -19.01
Encke (OEG)   I 2032-12-31T12:19:25.429    12.86  -19.62  133744.89   -18.92
Encke (IEG)   I 2032-12-31T12:19:42.426    12.80  -19.56  133423.31   -18.92
A (IER)       I 2032-12-31T12:29:49.376    10.74  -17.47  122050.38   -18.54
B (OER)       I 2032-12-31T12:33:52.057     9.92  -16.64  117571.16   -18.37
B (IER)       I 2032-12-31T12:58:01.314     5.07  -11.71   91984.69   -16.75
C (IER)       I 2032-12-31T13:16:38.431     1.40x  -7.97   74490.58   -14.32
 
Saturn        I 2032-12-31T13:23:08.965     0.14x  -6.67   60178.60             -14.53    -17.64
Saturn        E 2032-12-31T14:55:51.355   -16.69x  10.81x  59948.09             -28.42    -33.48
 
C (IER)       E 2032-12-31T14:41:06.341 b -14.19x   8.17x  74490.58    14.19
B (IER)       E 2032-12-31T14:59:53.337   -17.35x  11.51x  91984.69    16.60
B (OER)       E 2032-12-31T15:24:18.110   -21.24x  15.68x 117571.16    18.15
A (IER)       E 2032-12-31T15:28:23.793   -21.86x  16.36x 122050.38    18.31
Encke (IEG)   E 2032-12-31T15:38:38.788   -23.39x  18.02x 133423.31    18.66
Encke (OEG)   E 2032-12-31T15:38:56.021   -23.43x  18.07x 133744.89    18.66
A (OER)       E 2032-12-31T15:41:38.001   -23.82x  18.50x 136774.40    18.74
F ring        E 2032-12-31T15:44:54.271   -24.29x  19.01x 140461.00    18.83