Saturn_2046-03-29T19_32_18.8100_KPNO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:14:54 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-03-29T20:46:14.970
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Saturn occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : KPNO
Location                : Kitt Peak Natl Obs
Latitude (deg)          :  31.96333
E. Longitude (deg)      : 248.40000
Altitude (km)           :   2.120
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)      :   21.64
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 (")  :   4.711
C/A sky separation (km) :  33161.9
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 2046-03-29T05:12:22.911   -27.21x -41.77  140461.00    -1.45
A (OER)       I 2046-03-29T05:56:11.538   -18.10x -48.16  136774.40    -1.36
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-03-29T06:34:25.576   -10.31x -52.26  133744.89    -1.29
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-03-29T06:38:36.346    -9.47x -52.60  133423.31    -1.28
A (IER)       I 2046-03-29T09:19:24.004    19.79  -46.31  122050.38    -1.12
B (OER)       I 2046-03-29T10:26:30.863    28.95  -35.39  117571.16    -1.11
B (IER)       I 2046-03-29T16:10:17.628 b  14.57   35.22x  91984.69    -1.38
C (IER)       I 2046-03-29T19:45:47.371 b -27.35x  61.67x  74490.58    -1.22
 
Saturn        I 2046-03-29T10:37:36.566    30.19  -33.36   59461.27              48.96     54.36
Saturn        E 2046-03-30T05:00:33.281   -28.88x -39.58   60175.51              14.66     17.79
 
C (IER)       E 2046-03-30T07:15:13.602    -1.48x -54.15   74490.58     0.62
B (IER)       E 2046-03-30T17:14:23.381     2.36x  47.68x  91984.69     0.77
B (OER)       E 2046-03-30T23:24:55.371   -73.62x  28.66x 117571.16     1.38
A (IER)       E 2046-03-31T00:18:58.162   -79.91x  17.37x 122050.38     1.38
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-03-31T02:43:01.551   -57.23x -13.03  133423.31     1.23
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-03-31T02:47:23.994   -56.31x -13.93  133744.89     1.22
A (OER)       E 2046-03-31T03:29:56.694   -47.28x -22.56  136774.40     1.15
F ring        E 2046-03-31T04:25:54.172   -35.37x -33.27  140461.00     1.04