Saturn_2046-02-27T16_17_33.2700_IRTF.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:17:30 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-02-27T16:15:37.290
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Saturn occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : 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          : 4114859977094252544
2Mass ID (if available) : 17241355-2141489
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 24m 13.54856s -21:41:49.37535s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.95
K magnitude             :  9.584
G magnitude             : 14.890
RP magnitude            : 13.560
BP magnitude            : 16.998
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 10.205
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  16.34
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   76.90
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   14.74
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.58
PA of pole (deg)        :    4.71
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   5.526
C/A sky separation (km) :  40896.1
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 2046-02-27T14:31:13.295    31.81  -31.66  140461.00   -12.20
A (OER)       I 2046-02-27T14:36:18.541    32.68  -30.46  136774.40   -11.95
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-02-27T14:40:34.459    33.40  -29.45  133744.89   -11.72
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-02-27T14:41:01.919    33.47  -29.35  133423.31   -11.70
A (IER)       I 2046-02-27T14:57:58.472    36.21  -25.36  122050.38   -10.63
B (OER)       I 2046-02-27T15:05:10.627    37.32  -23.66  117571.16   -10.09
B (IER)       I 2046-02-27T16:10:26.445 b  45.38   -8.32   91984.69    -2.04
 
Saturn        I 2046-02-27T15:30:07.993    40.85  -17.79   59682.21              39.72     45.33
Saturn        E 2046-02-27T17:01:21.985    48.36    3.56x  59778.26              35.70     41.23
 
B (IER)       E 2046-02-27T16:35:25.169 b  47.27   -2.48x  91984.69     2.04
B (OER)       E 2046-02-27T17:40:50.271    48.18   12.66x 117571.16    10.02
A (IER)       E 2046-02-27T17:48:05.691    47.90   14.32x 122050.38    10.55
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-02-27T18:05:11.289    46.97   18.21x 133423.31    11.58
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-02-27T18:05:39.018    46.94   18.31x 133744.89    11.61
A (OER)       E 2046-02-27T18:09:57.510    46.64   19.28x 136774.40    11.83
F ring        E 2046-02-27T18:15:05.970    46.26   20.44x 140461.00    12.07