Saturn_2046-02-18T11_34_18.5900_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               : 2046-02-18T11:31:22.340
Event type              : XRt
                        : No Saturn occs
                        : Ring occs: topocentric, not geoecetric
Observer code           : MCD
Location                : McDonald Obs. 2.7m
Latitude (deg)          :  30.67158
E. Longitude (deg)      : 255.97844
Altitude (km)           :   2.075
Gaia source ID          : 4115035486621485312
2Mass ID (if available) : 17215213-2140389
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 21m 52.13416s -21:40:39.16180s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.00
K magnitude             :  9.866
G magnitude             : 14.752
RP magnitude            : 13.534
BP magnitude            : 16.383
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 10.351
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  20.64
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   68.19
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  147.54
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.60
PA of pole (deg)        :    4.66
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   8.205
C/A sky separation (km) :  61596.7
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 2046-02-18T11:02:11.201    18.40  -33.19  140461.00    -4.21
 
No planet occultations
 
F ring        E 2046-02-18T11:49:26.480    25.63  -23.02  140461.00     4.20