Saturn_2046-04-20T09_06_40.5100_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               : 2046-04-20T09:10:09.550
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          : 4120809400145112448
2Mass ID (if available) : 17264862-2139392
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 26m 48.60253s -21:39:39.52600s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.06
K magnitude             :  8.993
G magnitude             : 14.355
RP magnitude            : 13.021
BP magnitude            : 16.470
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.387
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  -8.56
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  127.52
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   58.48
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.49
PA of pole (deg)        :    4.77
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   8.311
C/A sky separation (km) :  56583.9
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 2046-04-20T07:15:20.633    19.72  -47.60  140461.00    -3.71
A (OER)       I 2046-04-20T07:33:00.054    22.49  -46.90  136774.40    -3.24
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-04-20T07:49:52.132    24.98  -45.86  133744.89    -2.74
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-04-20T07:51:50.677    25.27  -45.71  133423.31    -2.68
 
Saturn        I 2046-04-20T08:37:17.253    31.07  -41.21   59239.00              58.75     63.39
Saturn        E 2046-04-20T09:42:55.717    36.54  -31.64   59239.58              58.73     63.37
 
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-04-20T10:27:58.134    37.79  -23.71  133423.31     2.71
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-04-20T10:29:55.281    37.80  -23.35  133744.89     2.78
A (OER)       E 2046-04-20T10:46:34.053    37.66  -20.22  136774.40     3.28
F ring        E 2046-04-20T11:03:56.956    37.19  -16.87  140461.00     3.78