Saturn_2046-03-04T16_52_00.1700_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               : 2046-03-04T16:51:36.890
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          : 4120816473911221248
2Mass ID (if available) : 17251737-2142218
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 25m 17.36710s -21:42:22.31044s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.23
K magnitude             :  9.962
G magnitude             : 11.863
RP magnitude            : 11.210
BP magnitude            : 12.338
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 10.122
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  13.89
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   81.69
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   49.22
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.56
PA of pole (deg)        :    4.74
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   1.994
C/A sky separation (km) :  14637.0
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 2046-03-04T14:07:22.538    30.90  -36.39  140461.00   -13.28
A (OER)       I 2046-03-04T14:12:00.384    31.70  -35.31  136774.40   -13.25
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-03-04T14:15:49.160    32.35  -34.42  133744.89   -13.23
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-03-04T14:16:13.469    32.42  -34.32  133423.31   -13.23
A (IER)       I 2046-03-04T14:30:36.555    34.81  -30.95  122050.38   -13.12
B (OER)       I 2046-03-04T14:36:18.479    35.72  -29.61  117571.16   -13.08
B (IER)       I 2046-03-04T15:09:21.901    40.56  -21.84   91984.69   -12.68
C (IER)       I 2046-03-04T15:32:46.912    43.44  -16.32   74490.58   -12.17
 
Saturn        I 2046-03-04T15:39:22.711    44.15  -14.77   60169.35              15.12     18.34
Saturn        E 2046-03-04T18:04:05.725    45.62   18.95x  60225.84               9.81     11.99
 
C (IER)       E 2046-03-04T18:18:07.424    44.28   22.14x  74490.58    12.13
B (IER)       E 2046-03-04T18:41:37.509    41.56   27.44x  91984.69    12.63
B (OER)       E 2046-03-04T19:14:50.588    36.90   34.77x 117571.16    13.00
A (IER)       E 2046-03-04T19:20:34.459    36.01   36.01x 122050.38    13.05
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-03-04T19:35:02.827    33.67   39.10x 133423.31    13.14
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-03-04T19:35:27.292    33.60   39.19x 133744.89    13.15
A (OER)       E 2046-03-04T19:39:17.560    32.96   40.00x 136774.40    13.17
F ring        E 2046-03-04T19:43:57.266    32.17   40.98x 140461.00    13.19