Saturn_2046-02-05T14_33_08.6500_KPNO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:14:52 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-02-05T14:31:59.940
Event type              : PtRgt
                        : Saturn occs: topocentric, not geoecetric
                        : 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          : 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)      :   52.81
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 (")  :   7.097
C/A sky separation (km) :  54256.3
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 2046-02-05T13:44:02.357    29.39   -7.45  140461.00   -13.13
A (OER)       I 2046-02-05T13:48:55.001    29.94   -6.44  136774.40   -12.05
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-02-05T13:53:17.849    30.41   -5.54  133744.89   -10.99
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-02-05T13:53:47.262    30.46   -5.44  133423.31   -10.87
A (IER)       I 2046-02-05T14:20:09.035 b  32.96   -0.08x 122050.38    -3.18
 
Saturn        I 2046-02-05T14:16:31.294    32.65   -0.81x  59326.00             -54.33    -59.37
Saturn        E 2046-02-05T14:47:26.620    34.90    5.36x  59300.52             -55.44    -60.39
 
A (IER)       E 2046-02-05T14:39:31.720 b  34.41    3.80x 122050.38     3.17
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-02-05T15:05:56.842    35.80    8.97x 133423.31    10.84
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-02-05T15:06:26.334    35.82    9.06x 133744.89    10.96
A (OER)       E 2046-02-05T15:10:49.904    35.98    9.91x 136774.40    12.01
F ring        E 2046-02-05T15:15:43.405    36.14   10.84x 140461.00    13.10