Saturn_2045-07-09T01_45_07.6800_KPNO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:14:51 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2045-07-09T01:50:11.510
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Saturn occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : KPNO
Location                : Kitt Peak Natl Obs
Latitude (deg)          :  31.96333
E. Longitude (deg)      : 248.40000
Altitude (km)           :   2.120
Gaia source ID          : 6245607889838125824
2Mass ID (if available) : 16143841-1918482
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 16h 14m 38.38860s -19:18:48.28145s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.04
K magnitude             :  9.490
G magnitude             : 13.574
RP magnitude            : 12.517
BP magnitude            : 14.729
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.220
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -12.81
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  138.54
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  149.25
B (ring opening deg)    :   25.27
PA of pole (deg)        :    2.81
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   1.761
C/A sky separation (km) :  11774.6
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 2045-07-08T22:57:34.668    -5.41x  43.60x 140461.00   -12.69
A (OER)       I 2045-07-08T23:02:25.365    -4.44x  42.57x 136774.40   -12.68
Encke (OEG)   I 2045-07-08T23:06:24.382    -3.65x  41.73x 133744.89   -12.67
Encke (IEG)   I 2045-07-08T23:06:49.760    -3.56x  41.64x 133423.31   -12.67
A (IER)       I 2045-07-08T23:21:48.483    -0.60x  38.46x 122050.38   -12.64
B (OER)       I 2045-07-08T23:27:43.216     0.56x  37.21x 117571.16   -12.62
B (IER)       I 2045-07-09T00:01:44.070     7.09   30.04x  91984.69   -12.43
C (IER)       I 2045-07-09T00:25:26.834    11.47   25.08x  74490.58   -12.13
 
Saturn        I 2045-07-09T00:34:47.858    13.15   23.14x  60205.73              12.69     15.46
Saturn        E 2045-07-09T03:05:14.324    34.57   -6.45   60245.52               7.58      9.29
 
C (IER)       E 2045-07-09T03:20:55.401    35.90   -9.27   74490.58    12.28
B (IER)       E 2045-07-09T03:44:18.627    37.44  -13.32   91984.69    12.62
B (OER)       E 2045-07-09T04:17:44.541    38.64  -18.75  117571.16    12.86
A (IER)       E 2045-07-09T04:23:32.418    38.73  -19.65  122050.38    12.89
Encke (IEG)   E 2045-07-09T04:38:12.799    38.77  -21.83  133423.31    12.94
Encke (OEG)   E 2045-07-09T04:38:37.640    38.77  -21.89  133744.89    12.95
A (OER)       E 2045-07-09T04:42:31.544    38.74  -22.46  136774.40    12.96
F ring        E 2045-07-09T04:47:15.899    38.67  -23.13  140461.00    12.97