Saturn_2038-02-21T13_28_14.3900_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               : 2038-02-21T13:25:18.510
Event type              : XRt
                        : No Saturn occs
                        : Ring occs: topocentric, not geoecetric
Observer code           : MCD
Location                : McDonald Obs. 2.7m
Latitude (deg)          :  30.67158
E. Longitude (deg)      : 255.97844
Altitude (km)           :   2.075
Gaia source ID          : 3866733973980086272
2Mass ID (if available) : 11005375+0833251
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 11h 00m 53.72962s +08:33:24.81050s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.84
K magnitude             :  9.962
G magnitude             : 11.164
RP magnitude            : 10.734
BP magnitude            : 11.431
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  8.364
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -19.68
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  169.19
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   15.22
B (ring opening deg)    :   -4.83
PA of pole (deg)        :   -5.37
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :  11.150
C/A sky separation (km) :  67642.3
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 2038-02-21T11:41:53.337    32.35  -24.09  140461.00   -23.97
 
No planet occultations
 
F ring        E 2038-02-21T11:50:15.604    30.56  -22.29  140461.00    23.97