Saturn_2046-03-07T09_18_11.1800_MCD.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:15:46 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-03-07T09:11:23.770
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          : 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)      :   80.46
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 (")  :   1.791
C/A sky separation (km) :  13090.7
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 2046-03-07T06:13:06.173   -25.57x -61.70  140461.00   -12.53
A (OER)       I 2046-03-07T06:18:00.800   -24.53x -62.19  136774.40   -12.50
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-03-07T06:22:03.382   -23.68x -62.57  133744.89   -12.48
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-03-07T06:22:29.157   -23.58x -62.61  133423.31   -12.47
A (IER)       I 2046-03-07T06:37:44.163   -20.38x -63.77  122050.38   -12.38
B (OER)       I 2046-03-07T06:43:46.554   -19.11x -64.10  117571.16   -12.34
B (IER)       I 2046-03-07T07:18:46.047   -11.87x -64.52   91984.69   -12.00
C (IER)       I 2046-03-07T07:43:26.497    -6.85x -63.25   74490.58   -11.59
 
Saturn        I 2046-03-07T07:52:47.135    -4.98x -62.47   60188.00              13.58     16.52
Saturn        E 2046-03-07T10:31:02.799    23.37  -35.81   60234.31               8.76     10.72
 
C (IER)       E 2046-03-07T10:47:18.220    25.72  -32.44   74490.58    11.27
B (IER)       E 2046-03-07T11:12:46.398    29.08  -27.08   91984.69    11.59
B (OER)       E 2046-03-07T11:49:11.989    33.09  -19.31  117571.16    11.80
A (IER)       E 2046-03-07T11:55:31.319    33.68  -17.95  122050.38    11.82
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-03-07T12:11:31.679    35.00  -14.51  133423.31    11.86
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-03-07T12:11:58.784    35.03  -14.41  133744.89    11.86
A (OER)       E 2046-03-07T12:16:14.021    35.34  -13.50  136774.40    11.87
F ring        E 2046-03-07T12:21:24.351    35.69  -12.38  140461.00    11.88