Saturn_2037-03-30T09_07_28.0300_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               : 2037-03-30T09:02:00.420
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          : 615301245368208128
2Mass ID (if available) : 09554978+1419440
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 09h 55m 49.78582s +14:19:44.14418s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.10
K magnitude             :  7.435
G magnitude             : 11.026
RP magnitude            :  9.996
BP magnitude            : 12.106
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  8.494
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -12.06
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  136.63
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   28.40
B (ring opening deg)    :  -12.20
PA of pole (deg)        :   -6.31
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   0.807
C/A sky separation (km) :   4973.7
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 2037-03-30T07:22:35.881    45.45  -55.16  140461.00   -26.63
A (OER)       I 2037-03-30T07:24:54.350    44.96  -55.07  136774.40   -26.62
Encke (OEG)   I 2037-03-30T07:26:48.185    44.56  -54.99  133744.89   -26.61
Encke (IEG)   I 2037-03-30T07:27:00.270    44.52  -54.98  133423.31   -26.61
A (IER)       I 2037-03-30T07:34:08.015    43.00  -54.63  122050.38   -26.57
B (OER)       I 2037-03-30T07:36:56.664    42.40  -54.47  117571.16   -26.55
B (IER)       I 2037-03-30T07:53:02.427 b  38.96  -53.33   91984.69   -26.43
C (IER)       I 2037-03-30T08:04:05.975 b  36.58  -52.34   74490.58   -26.29
 
Saturn        I 2037-03-30T07:40:15.480    41.69  -54.27   60238.90              19.35     23.29
Saturn        E 2037-03-30T10:24:43.791     6.40  -30.31   60206.91             -28.71    -33.79
 
C (IER)       E 2037-03-30T09:36:40.721 b  16.62  -39.22   74490.58    25.89
B (IER)       E 2037-03-30T09:47:53.998 b  14.22  -37.22   91984.69    26.05
B (OER)       E 2037-03-30T10:04:14.330 b  10.73  -34.22  117571.17    26.13
A (IER)       E 2037-03-30T10:07:05.720 b  10.13  -33.68  122050.38    26.14
Encke (IEG)   E 2037-03-30T10:14:20.751 b   8.59  -32.31  133423.31    26.15
Encke (OEG)   E 2037-03-30T10:14:33.050 b   8.55  -32.27  133744.89    26.15
A (OER)       E 2037-03-30T10:16:28.911 b   8.14  -31.90  136774.40    26.15
F ring        E 2037-03-30T10:18:49.895 b   7.64  -31.45  140461.00    26.15