Saturn_2046-03-29T19_32_18.8100_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               : 2046-03-29T21:33:12.370
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          : 4117825497411079808
2Mass ID (if available) : 17280113-2142192
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 28m 01.12314s -21:42:19.47588s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.98
K magnitude             :  9.850
G magnitude             : 14.538
RP magnitude            : 13.336
BP magnitude            : 16.097
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.706
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :   1.40
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  106.05
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   21.88
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.51
PA of pole (deg)        :    4.80
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   4.667
C/A sky separation (km) :  32854.5
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 2046-03-29T04:41:36.292   -72.11x  -2.37x 140461.00    -1.86
A (OER)       I 2046-03-29T05:15:28.235   -64.22x -10.30  136774.40    -1.77
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-03-29T05:44:41.975   -57.42x -17.10  133744.89    -1.69
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-03-29T05:47:53.177   -56.68x -17.83  133423.31    -1.68
A (IER)       I 2046-03-29T07:54:17.383   -27.52x -46.00  122050.38    -1.33
B (OER)       I 2046-03-29T08:53:44.780   -14.07x -57.47  117571.16    -1.19
B (IER)       I 2046-03-29T15:54:25.756 b  47.88   -6.29   91984.69    -1.08
C (IER)       I 2046-03-29T20:00:24.275 b  10.58   50.98x  74490.58    -1.22
 
Saturn        I 2046-03-29T09:38:45.864    -4.09x -63.99   59505.23              47.13     52.62
Saturn        E 2046-03-30T05:40:05.314   -57.58x -15.95   60206.68              11.89     14.49
 
C (IER)       E 2046-03-30T08:04:08.775   -24.38x -47.88   74490.58     0.93
B (IER)       E 2046-03-30T15:52:05.038    47.81   -6.63   91984.69     0.43
B (OER)       E 2046-03-31T00:10:29.398   -46.18x  60.17x 117571.16     1.35
A (IER)       E 2046-03-31T01:04:25.030   -58.70x  48.41x 122050.38     1.41
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-03-31T03:17:23.131   -87.95x  17.55x 133423.31     1.41
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-03-31T03:21:11.201   -87.82x  16.65x 133744.89     1.41
A (OER)       E 2046-03-31T03:57:24.737   -80.52x   8.13x 136774.40     1.38
F ring        E 2046-03-31T04:42:55.211   -69.98x  -2.56x 140461.00     1.32