Saturn_2046-03-29T19_32_18.8100_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               : 2046-03-29T20:38:02.770
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          : 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)      :   21.62
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 (")  :   4.680
C/A sky separation (km) :  32942.6
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 2046-03-29T05:13:44.820   -20.32x -47.52  140461.00    -1.40
A (OER)       I 2046-03-29T05:59:04.164   -10.93x -52.98  136774.40    -1.31
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-03-29T06:38:31.153    -2.99x -55.62  133744.89    -1.25
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-03-29T06:42:49.293    -2.14x -55.76  133423.31    -1.24
A (IER)       I 2046-03-29T09:25:31.734    26.07  -41.52  122050.38    -1.13
B (OER)       I 2046-03-29T10:31:29.009    33.71  -29.34  117571.16    -1.14
B (IER)       I 2046-03-29T16:03:14.022 b  11.29   40.31x  91984.69    -1.42
C (IER)       I 2046-03-29T19:34:19.647 b -31.12x  62.01x  74490.58    -1.24
 
Saturn        I 2046-03-29T10:44:34.507    34.80  -26.74   59464.25              48.83     54.24
Saturn        E 2046-03-30T04:55:43.545   -23.28x -44.55   60173.30              14.84     18.01
 
C (IER)       E 2046-03-30T07:13:41.938     4.60x -55.49   74490.58     0.57
B (IER)       E 2046-03-30T17:19:27.360    -3.94x  54.41x  91984.69     0.84
B (OER)       E 2046-03-30T23:15:24.313   -77.88x  24.58x 117571.16     1.39
A (IER)       E 2046-03-31T00:09:16.763   -80.48x  13.07x 122050.38     1.37
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-03-31T02:34:49.363   -52.67x -17.93  133423.31     1.20
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-03-31T02:39:17.498   -51.71x -18.85  133744.89     1.20
A (OER)       E 2046-03-31T03:22:56.468   -42.29x -27.66  136774.40     1.12
F ring        E 2046-03-31T04:20:54.982   -29.84x -38.52  140461.00     1.00