Saturn_2046-02-11T12_30_36.6800_MCD.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:15:45 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-02-11T12:28:18.760
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          : 4115048715120678144
2Mass ID (if available) : 17194547-2139044
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 19m 45.46193s -21:39:04.87329s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.97
K magnitude             :  8.500
G magnitude             : 13.169
RP magnitude            : 11.990
BP magnitude            : 14.667
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 10.456
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  23.72
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   61.65
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  121.75
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.61
PA of pole (deg)        :    4.61
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   5.196
C/A sky separation (km) :  39404.8
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 2046-02-11T11:08:21.611    15.18  -33.07  140461.00   -18.38
A (OER)       I 2046-02-11T11:11:44.034    15.76  -32.34  136774.40   -18.04
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-02-11T11:14:33.306    16.24  -31.74  133744.89   -17.75
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-02-11T11:14:51.443    16.29  -31.67  133423.31   -17.71
A (IER)       I 2046-02-11T11:25:58.631    18.15  -29.28  122050.38   -16.32
B (OER)       I 2046-02-11T11:30:39.098    18.92  -28.27  117571.16   -15.61
B (IER)       I 2046-02-11T12:06:58.906 b  24.53  -20.45   91984.69    -6.80
 
Saturn        I 2046-02-11T11:56:19.437    22.95  -22.74   59789.42             -35.16    -40.67
Saturn        E 2046-02-11T13:00:18.997    31.37   -9.06   59743.01             -37.12    -42.69
 
B (IER)       E 2046-02-11T12:45:01.270 b  29.61  -12.31   91984.69     6.77
B (OER)       E 2046-02-11T13:21:31.647    33.51   -4.59x 117571.16    15.52
A (IER)       E 2046-02-11T13:26:13.900    33.94   -3.61x 122050.38    16.21
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-02-11T13:37:25.840    34.86   -1.27x 133423.31    17.58
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-02-11T13:37:44.117    34.89   -1.21x 133744.89    17.61
A (OER)       E 2046-02-11T13:40:34.715    35.10   -0.62x 136774.40    17.90
F ring        E 2046-02-11T13:43:58.785    35.35    0.09x 140461.00    18.22