Saturn_2046-03-26T05_22_20.3600_MCD.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:15:47 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-03-26T04:55:10.540
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          : 4117826218935136512
2Mass ID (if available) : 17275414-2142370
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 27m 54.12477s -21:42:37.09412s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.81
K magnitude             :  6.879
G magnitude             : 14.842
RP magnitude            : 13.079
BP magnitude            : 19.471
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.765
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :   3.15
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  102.53
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   24.88
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 (")  :   0.499
C/A sky separation (km) :   3531.8
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 2046-03-25T18:36:53.113   -15.73x  60.99x 140461.00    -3.68
A (OER)       I 2046-03-25T18:53:31.802   -19.19x  61.53x 136774.40    -3.70
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-03-25T19:07:08.205   -22.05x  61.57x 133744.89    -3.72
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-03-25T19:08:34.647   -22.35x  61.56x 133423.31    -3.72
A (IER)       I 2046-03-25T19:59:07.383   -33.09x  58.54x 122050.38    -3.78
B (OER)       I 2046-03-25T20:18:50.334   -37.32x  56.26x 117571.16    -3.80
B (IER)       I 2046-03-25T22:10:09.121   -61.28x  37.24x  91984.69    -3.85
C (IER)       I 2046-03-25T23:25:55.238   -76.41x  21.64x  74490.58    -3.84
 
Saturn        I 2046-03-26T00:09:28.603   -81.22x  12.35x  60226.20               9.79     11.96
Saturn        E 2046-03-26T10:36:18.688    33.07  -29.28   60262.17              -3.64     -4.47
 
C (IER)       E 2046-03-26T11:59:06.991    37.68  -12.16   74490.58     2.72
B (IER)       E 2046-03-26T13:45:29.283    32.94   10.68x  91984.69     2.77
B (OER)       E 2046-03-26T16:14:39.994    11.34   41.62x 117571.16     2.96
A (IER)       E 2046-03-26T16:39:42.446     6.75   46.30x 122050.38     3.00
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-03-26T17:41:50.398    -5.30x  56.22x 133423.31     3.10
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-03-26T17:43:34.076    -5.64x  56.45x 133744.89     3.10
A (OER)       E 2046-03-26T17:59:46.397    -8.91x  58.40x 136774.40     3.13
F ring        E 2046-03-26T18:19:19.198   -12.90x  60.26x 140461.00     3.16