Saturn_2046-03-07T09_18_11.1800_IRTF.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:17:31 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-03-07T09:10:45.550
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          : 4120814691545078784
2Mass ID (if available) : 17254740-2142333
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 25m 47.39675s -21:42:33.72317s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.96
K magnitude             :  9.885
G magnitude             : 14.423
RP magnitude            : 13.250
BP magnitude            : 15.910
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 10.078
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  12.55
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   84.27
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   79.90
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.56
PA of pole (deg)        :    4.75
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   1.398
C/A sky separation (km) :  10221.7
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 2046-03-07T06:15:17.790   -69.91x -25.86  140461.00   -12.95
A (OER)       I 2046-03-07T06:20:02.665   -68.81x -26.97  136774.40   -12.93
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-03-07T06:23:57.027   -67.90x -27.89  133744.89   -12.92
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-03-07T06:24:21.918   -67.80x -27.98  133423.31   -12.92
A (IER)       I 2046-03-07T06:39:04.186   -64.38x -31.43  122050.38   -12.86
B (OER)       I 2046-03-07T06:44:52.823   -63.03x -32.79  117571.17   -12.83
B (IER)       I 2046-03-07T07:18:21.370   -55.24x -40.58   91984.69   -12.62
C (IER)       I 2046-03-07T07:41:40.443   -49.83x -45.95   74490.58   -12.36
 
Saturn        I 2046-03-07T07:53:37.682   -47.06x -48.67   60213.45              11.18     13.64
Saturn        E 2046-03-07T10:28:55.654   -11.64x -75.39   60250.02               6.39      7.83
 
C (IER)       E 2046-03-07T10:46:17.770    -7.78x -75.05   74490.58    11.98
B (IER)       E 2046-03-07T11:10:27.108    -2.47x -72.76   91984.69    12.14
B (OER)       E 2046-03-07T11:45:26.941     5.09  -67.06  117571.16    12.21
A (IER)       E 2046-03-07T11:51:33.640     6.39  -65.89  122050.38    12.22
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-03-07T12:07:04.443     9.66  -62.79  133423.31    12.22
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-03-07T12:07:30.761     9.75  -62.70  133744.89    12.22
A (OER)       E 2046-03-07T12:11:38.713    10.62  -61.85  136774.40    12.22
F ring        E 2046-03-07T12:16:40.478    11.66  -60.79  140461.00    12.22