Saturn_2046-03-18T10_02_26.1300_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               : 2046-03-18T09:54:18.270
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          : 4120805173897032576
2Mass ID (if available) : 17271973-2142541
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 27m 19.71756s -21:42:54.10177s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.02
K magnitude             :  9.861
G magnitude             : 14.747
RP magnitude            : 13.508
BP magnitude            : 16.429
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.894
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :   7.02
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   94.92
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  141.25
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.53
PA of pole (deg)        :    4.79
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   1.838
C/A sky separation (km) :  13189.3
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 2046-03-18T04:23:36.572   -40.07x -41.82  140461.00    -7.27
A (OER)       I 2046-03-18T04:32:04.447   -38.25x -43.38  136774.40    -7.25
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-03-18T04:39:03.079   -36.75x -44.64  133744.89    -7.23
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-03-18T04:39:47.586   -36.59x -44.77  133423.31    -7.22
A (IER)       I 2046-03-18T05:06:10.842   -30.93x -49.28  122050.38    -7.14
B (OER)       I 2046-03-18T05:16:39.731   -28.70x -50.94  117571.16    -7.10
B (IER)       I 2046-03-18T06:17:45.187   -15.85x -58.39   91984.69    -6.84
C (IER)       I 2046-03-18T07:01:13.690    -6.96x -60.34   74490.58    -6.55
 
Saturn        I 2046-03-18T07:31:20.183    -0.97x -59.64   60242.14              -7.68     -9.40
Saturn        E 2046-03-18T12:21:37.516    37.54   -9.50   60165.30             -15.46    -18.74
 
C (IER)       E 2046-03-18T12:33:26.965    37.71   -6.96   74490.58     6.17
B (IER)       E 2046-03-18T13:19:52.595    36.92    3.04x  91984.69     6.37
B (OER)       E 2046-03-18T14:25:55.395    31.97   17.17x 117571.16     6.53
A (IER)       E 2046-03-18T14:37:19.786    30.72   19.57x 122050.38     6.56
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-03-18T15:06:07.160    27.16   25.56x 133423.31     6.61
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-03-18T15:06:55.796    27.05   25.73x 133744.89     6.61
A (OER)       E 2046-03-18T15:14:33.464    26.01   27.29x 136774.40     6.63
F ring        E 2046-03-18T15:23:49.111    24.70   29.17x 140461.00     6.64