Saturn_2038-06-16T01_30_44.8200_MCD.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:15:41 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2038-06-16T01:31:27.720
Event type              : PgtX
                        : Saturn occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : No ring occs
Observer code           : MCD
Location                : McDonald Obs. 2.7m
Latitude (deg)          :  30.67158
E. Longitude (deg)      : 255.97844
Altitude (km)           :   2.075
Gaia source ID          : 3869381872857981312
2Mass ID (if available) : 10485154+0937390
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 10h 48m 51.55009s +09:37:38.65396s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.00
K magnitude             :  8.036
G magnitude             : 10.287
RP magnitude            :  9.595
BP magnitude            : 10.839
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.575
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  17.06
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   75.43
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   91.27
B (ring opening deg)    :   -6.18
PA of pole (deg)        :   -5.57
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   0.639
C/A sky separation (km) :   4440.8
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 2038-06-16T00:55:19.683 b  66.34   11.88x 140461.00   -80.14
A (OER)       I 2038-06-16T00:56:05.688 b  66.26   11.73x 136774.40   -80.13
Encke (OEG)   I 2038-06-16T00:56:43.498 b  66.19   11.60x 133744.89   -80.12
Encke (IEG)   I 2038-06-16T00:56:47.511 b  66.19   11.59x 133423.31   -80.12
A (IER)       I 2038-06-16T00:59:09.494 b  65.93   11.11x 122050.38   -80.08
B (OER)       I 2038-06-16T01:00:05.436 b  65.82   10.92x 117571.16   -80.06
B (IER)       I 2038-06-16T01:05:25.347 b  65.19    9.85x  91984.69   -79.88
C (IER)       I 2038-06-16T01:09:04.657 b  64.72    9.12x  74490.57   -79.64
 
Saturn        I 2038-06-16T00:31:29.349    68.30   16.74x  60255.04             -26.24    -31.08
Saturn        E 2038-06-16T02:31:12.824    50.77   -6.65   60246.60              34.62     40.10
 
C (IER)       E 2038-06-16T01:39:10.136 b  60.27    3.18x  74490.57    80.77
B (IER)       E 2038-06-16T01:42:53.454 b  59.65    2.45x  91984.69    77.74
B (OER)       E 2038-06-16T01:48:19.868 b  58.72    1.40x 117571.16    79.03
A (IER)       E 2038-06-16T01:49:16.483 b  58.56    1.22x 122050.37    79.20
Encke (IEG)   E 2038-06-16T01:51:39.739 b  58.15    0.76x 133423.31    79.56
Encke (OEG)   E 2038-06-16T01:51:43.781 b  58.14    0.75x 133744.88    79.56
A (OER)       E 2038-06-16T01:52:21.839 b  58.02    0.63x 136774.40    79.64
F ring        E 2038-06-16T01:53:08.105 b  57.89    0.48x 140461.00    79.72