Saturn_2037-02-15T02_44_09.3100_MCD.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:15:40 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2037-02-15T02:48:52.190
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          : 3881962210025024896
2Mass ID (if available) : 10072943+1316064
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 10h 07m 29.39957s +13:16:06.38730s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.94
K magnitude             :  7.654
G magnitude             : 10.003
RP magnitude            :  9.294
BP magnitude            : 10.565
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  8.248
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -20.15
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  176.66
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  175.31
B (ring opening deg)    :  -10.84
PA of pole (deg)        :   -6.17
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   7.327
C/A sky separation (km) :  43831.6
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 2037-02-15T01:16:39.245     5.06   -7.75  140461.00   -41.73
A (OER)       I 2037-02-15T01:18:08.381     5.38   -8.07  136774.40   -40.98
Encke (OEG)   I 2037-02-15T01:19:22.906     5.64   -8.33  133744.89   -40.31
Encke (IEG)   I 2037-02-15T01:19:30.890     5.67   -8.36  133423.31   -40.24
A (IER)       I 2037-02-15T01:24:24.512     6.70   -9.40  122050.38   -37.09
B (OER)       I 2037-02-15T01:26:27.895     7.14   -9.83  117571.16   -35.49
B (IER)       I 2037-02-15T01:42:26.664    10.54  -13.24   91984.69   -15.43
 
Saturn        I 2037-02-15T02:14:54.081    17.49  -20.20   60247.27             -18.41    -22.20
Saturn        E 2037-02-15T03:22:33.480    32.10  -34.75   60082.46             -71.31    -74.36
 
B (IER)       E 2037-02-15T01:58:53.539    14.06  -16.76   91984.69    15.44
B (OER)       E 2037-02-15T02:14:50.972    17.48  -20.19  117571.16    35.57
A (IER)       E 2037-02-15T02:16:54.079 b  17.93  -20.63  122050.38    37.17
Encke (IEG)   E 2037-02-15T02:21:46.945 b  18.98  -21.68  133423.31    40.35
Encke (OEG)   E 2037-02-15T02:21:54.907 b  19.00  -21.71  133744.89    40.43
A (OER)       E 2037-02-15T02:23:09.217 b  19.27  -21.97  136774.40    41.10
F ring        E 2037-02-15T02:24:38.086 b  19.59  -22.29  140461.00    41.85