Saturn_2033-01-14T23_11_23.9500_MCD.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:15:36 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2033-01-14T23:16:34.950
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          : 3423761359289822592
2Mass ID (if available) : 06064421+2230071
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 06h 06m 44.20643s +22:30:06.44104s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   2.20
K magnitude             :  8.025
G magnitude             : 10.206
RP magnitude            :  9.528
BP magnitude            : 10.729
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  8.102
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -17.72
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  156.89
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   17.74
B (ring opening deg)    :  -26.48
PA of pole (deg)        :   -5.65
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   2.351
C/A sky separation (km) :  13815.9
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 2033-01-14T21:05:05.935   -15.41x  30.90x 140461.00   -17.90
A (OER)       I 2033-01-14T21:08:31.999   -14.83x  30.49x 136774.40   -17.88
Encke (OEG)   I 2033-01-14T21:11:21.496   -14.34x  30.15x 133744.89   -17.87
Encke (IEG)   I 2033-01-14T21:11:39.497   -14.29x  30.12x 133423.31   -17.86
A (IER)       I 2033-01-14T21:22:17.424   -12.45x  28.79x 122050.38   -17.79
B (OER)       I 2033-01-14T21:26:29.488   -11.71x  28.24x 117571.16   -17.75
B (IER)       I 2033-01-14T21:50:43.327    -7.34x  24.87x  91984.69   -17.40
C (IER)       I 2033-01-14T22:07:42.152    -4.17x  22.31x  74490.58   -16.88
 
Saturn        I 2033-01-14T22:21:15.661    -1.59x  20.17x  60260.78              -4.05     -4.98
Saturn        E 2033-01-15T00:11:28.967    20.62    0.26x  60106.19             -19.60    -23.57
 
C (IER)       E 2033-01-15T00:10:42.978 b  20.46    0.41x  74490.58    17.05
B (IER)       E 2033-01-15T00:27:30.174    23.98   -2.89x  91984.69    17.63
B (OER)       E 2033-01-15T00:51:22.372    29.03   -7.67  117571.16    18.05
A (IER)       E 2033-01-15T00:55:30.120    29.91   -8.51  122050.38    18.10
Encke (IEG)   E 2033-01-15T01:05:56.411    32.13  -10.64  133423.31    18.21
Encke (OEG)   E 2033-01-15T01:06:14.069    32.19  -10.70  133744.89    18.21
A (OER)       E 2033-01-15T01:09:00.299    32.79  -11.26  136774.40    18.24
F ring        E 2033-01-15T01:12:22.298    33.51  -11.95  140461.00    18.26