Saturn_2033-04-25T05_08_23.6900_MCD.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:15:37 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2033-04-25T05:12:08.970
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          : 3425086511320434304
2Mass ID (if available) : 06101253+2246219
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 06h 10m 12.53534s +22:46:21.91051s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.14
K magnitude             :  9.835
G magnitude             : 12.783
RP magnitude            : 11.919
BP magnitude            : 13.550
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.518
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  25.66
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   57.50
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  111.39
B (ring opening deg)    :  -26.67
PA of pole (deg)        :   -5.73
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   6.889
C/A sky separation (km) :  47556.4
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 2033-04-25T04:23:16.221    17.67  -33.16  140461.00   -17.48
A (OER)       I 2033-04-25T04:26:50.630    16.93  -33.70  136774.40   -16.90
Encke (OEG)   I 2033-04-25T04:29:52.812    16.30  -34.15  133744.89   -16.36
Encke (IEG)   I 2033-04-25T04:30:12.509    16.23  -34.20  133423.31   -16.30
A (IER)       I 2033-04-25T04:42:50.218    13.64  -36.03  122050.38   -13.60
B (OER)       I 2033-04-25T04:48:38.295    12.45  -36.83  117571.16   -12.11
 
Saturn        I 2033-04-25T04:49:00.296    12.38  -36.88   59429.61             -49.75    -55.11
Saturn        E 2033-04-25T05:35:28.795     3.07x -42.30   59642.25             -41.12    -46.74
 
B (OER)       E 2033-04-25T05:58:13.574    -1.34x -44.18  117571.16    12.21
A (IER)       E 2033-04-25T06:03:58.696    -2.43x -44.57  122050.38    13.72
Encke (IEG)   E 2033-04-25T06:16:29.469    -4.79x -45.27  133423.31    16.46
Encke (OEG)   E 2033-04-25T06:16:48.973    -4.85x -45.28  133744.89    16.52
A (OER)       E 2033-04-25T06:19:49.341    -5.41x -45.42  136774.40    17.07
F ring        E 2033-04-25T06:23:21.531    -6.07x -45.57  140461.00    17.67