Saturn_2046-02-05T14_33_08.6500_IRTF.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:17:29 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-02-05T14:29:52.390
Event type              : PtRgt
                        : Saturn occs: topocentric, not geoecetric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : IRTF
Location                : Mauna Kea/IRTF
Latitude (deg)          :  19.82622
E. Longitude (deg)      : 204.52800
Altitude (km)           :   4.168
Gaia source ID          : 4115015901590367104
2Mass ID (if available) : 17174549-2137288
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 17m 45.47524s -21:37:28.88521s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.94
K magnitude             :  9.931
G magnitude             : 14.073
RP magnitude            : 12.960
BP magnitude            : 15.367
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 10.541
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  26.20
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   56.13
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   52.91
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.62
PA of pole (deg)        :    4.56
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   7.384
C/A sky separation (km) :  56453.9
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 2046-02-05T13:48:26.995     7.90  -44.09  140461.00   -11.52
A (OER)       I 2046-02-05T13:54:07.183     9.09  -42.75  136774.40   -10.13
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-02-05T13:59:28.301    10.22  -41.50  133744.89    -8.72
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-02-05T14:00:05.537    10.35  -41.35  133423.31    -8.55
 
Saturn        I 2046-02-05T14:18:22.135    14.13  -37.06   59241.41             -58.10    -62.80
Saturn        E 2046-02-05T14:41:21.298    18.78  -31.68   59226.04             -58.81    -63.44
 
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-02-05T14:56:13.512    21.71  -28.21  133423.31     8.51
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-02-05T14:56:50.916    21.83  -28.06  133744.89     8.68
A (OER)       E 2046-02-05T15:02:13.605    22.87  -26.81  136774.40    10.08
F ring        E 2046-02-05T15:07:55.686    23.96  -25.48  140461.00    11.46