Saturn_2046-04-10T10_08_39.9900_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               : 2046-04-10T10:17:55.190
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          : 4117826558200996608
2Mass ID (if available) : 17274615-2141173
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 27m 46.15453s -21:41:18.60273s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.85
K magnitude             :  9.610
G magnitude             : 12.077
RP magnitude            : 11.288
BP magnitude            : 12.753
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.527
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  -4.23
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  117.55
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  161.44
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.50
PA of pole (deg)        :    4.80
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   3.117
C/A sky separation (km) :  21536.8
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 2046-04-10T01:23:58.117   -59.39x  -1.64x 140461.00    -3.45
A (OER)       I 2046-04-10T01:41:45.097   -55.58x  -5.39  136774.40    -3.46
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-04-10T01:56:19.044   -52.44x  -8.44  133744.89    -3.47
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-04-10T01:57:51.655   -52.11x  -8.76  133423.31    -3.47
A (IER)       I 2046-04-10T02:52:07.389   -40.39x -19.83  122050.38    -3.51
B (OER)       I 2046-04-10T03:13:19.640   -35.83x -23.99  117571.16    -3.53
B (IER)       I 2046-04-10T05:13:36.906   -10.52x -44.15   91984.69    -3.53
C (IER)       I 2046-04-10T06:38:13.209     6.12  -51.19   74490.58    -3.31
 
Saturn        I 2046-04-10T06:50:10.222     8.34  -51.42   60143.18             -17.12    -20.69
Saturn        E 2046-04-10T13:38:02.171    26.92   12.88x  60075.83             -21.44    -25.69
 
C (IER)       E 2046-04-10T13:23:42.862 b  28.79    9.79x  74490.58     3.65
B (IER)       E 2046-04-10T14:39:02.043    17.67   26.01x  91984.69     4.04
B (OER)       E 2046-04-10T16:21:51.104    -1.15x  47.43x 117571.16     4.21
A (IER)       E 2046-04-10T16:39:33.826    -4.66x  50.88x 122050.38     4.22
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-04-10T17:24:29.587   -13.78x  58.91x 133423.31     4.22
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-04-10T17:25:45.867   -14.04x  59.12x 133744.89     4.22
A (OER)       E 2046-04-10T17:37:44.867   -16.53x  60.98x 136774.40     4.21
F ring        E 2046-04-10T17:52:20.954   -19.57x  63.04x 140461.00     4.20