Saturn_2045-05-27T09_05_56.3400_MCD.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:15:43 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2045-05-27T09:04:15.920
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          : 6244970379252440576
2Mass ID (if available) : 16261856-1941074
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 16h 26m 18.55894s -19:41:07.60591s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.18
K magnitude             :  8.752
G magnitude             : 12.632
RP magnitude            : 11.575
BP magnitude            : 13.780
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  8.988
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -20.16
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  177.09
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   44.03
B (ring opening deg)    :   25.50
PA of pole (deg)        :    3.15
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   7.608
C/A sky separation (km) :  49592.4
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 2045-05-27T08:13:34.095    36.98  -34.64  140461.00   -12.35
A (OER)       I 2045-05-27T08:18:40.365    36.58  -34.20  136774.40   -11.71
Encke (OEG)   I 2045-05-27T08:23:05.765    36.21  -33.80  133744.89   -11.11
Encke (IEG)   I 2045-05-27T08:23:34.794    36.17  -33.76  133423.31   -11.04
A (IER)       I 2045-05-27T08:43:32.719 b  34.27  -31.74  122050.38    -7.80
B (OER)       I 2045-05-27T08:54:36.522 b  33.07  -30.48  117571.16    -5.65
 
Saturn        I 2045-05-27T08:37:37.595    34.87  -32.37   59448.82              52.76     57.93
Saturn        E 2045-05-27T09:31:11.916    28.45  -25.72   59630.77              44.47     50.04
 
B (OER)       E 2045-05-27T09:45:52.695    26.34  -23.58  117571.16     5.67
A (IER)       E 2045-05-27T09:56:55.249    24.68  -21.90  122050.38     7.81
Encke (IEG)   E 2045-05-27T10:16:53.490    21.51  -18.70  133423.31    11.03
Encke (OEG)   E 2045-05-27T10:17:22.568    21.43  -18.62  133744.89    11.09
A (OER)       E 2045-05-27T10:21:48.501    20.71  -17.89  136774.40    11.68
F ring        E 2045-05-27T10:26:55.555    19.85  -17.03  140461.00    12.32