Saturn_2046-03-23T09_58_10.0600_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               : 2046-03-23T09:37:41.400
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          : 4117826352042608384
2Mass ID (if available) : 17274474-2142458
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 27m 44.73435s -21:42:46.33481s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.10
K magnitude             :  6.335
G magnitude             : 12.282
RP magnitude            : 10.813
BP magnitude            : 15.242
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.811
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :   4.53
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   99.78
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   65.50
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.52
PA of pole (deg)        :    4.80
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   1.315
C/A sky separation (km) :   9359.1
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 2046-03-23T01:45:46.185   -61.07x  38.27x 140461.00    -5.15
A (OER)       I 2046-03-23T01:57:41.765   -63.85x  35.55x 136774.40    -5.15
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-03-23T02:07:29.834   -66.13x  33.30x 133744.89    -5.15
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-03-23T02:08:32.262   -66.37x  33.06x 133423.31    -5.15
A (IER)       I 2046-03-23T02:45:22.149   -74.94x  24.53x 122050.38    -5.14
B (OER)       I 2046-03-23T02:59:54.369   -78.30x  21.14x 117571.16    -5.13
B (IER)       I 2046-03-23T04:23:41.708   -81.62x   1.46x  91984.69    -5.03
C (IER)       I 2046-03-23T05:22:20.300   -68.05x -12.31   74490.58    -4.90
 
Saturn        I 2046-03-23T06:09:43.288   -57.02x -23.35   60263.26              -3.28     -4.03
Saturn        E 2046-03-23T13:27:27.014    36.25  -41.36   60197.13             -12.79    -15.57
 
C (IER)       E 2046-03-23T13:57:21.527    40.59  -34.66   74490.58     4.03
B (IER)       E 2046-03-23T15:09:33.117    47.54  -18.03   91984.69     4.05
B (OER)       E 2046-03-23T16:54:12.493    45.41    6.54x 117571.16     4.11
A (IER)       E 2046-03-23T17:12:20.181    43.58   10.81x 122050.38     4.13
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-03-23T17:58:00.226    37.59   21.53x 133423.31     4.18
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-03-23T17:59:17.208    37.40   21.83x 133744.89     4.18
A (OER)       E 2046-03-23T18:11:21.011    35.53   24.65x 136774.40     4.19
F ring        E 2046-03-23T18:25:58.225    33.14   28.05x 140461.00     4.21