Saturn_2046-04-20T10_35_15.6900_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               : 2046-04-20T10:36:08.390
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          : 4120809395806543360
2Mass ID (if available) : 17264804-2139528
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 26m 48.03017s -21:39:53.03961s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.12
K magnitude             :  8.909
G magnitude             : 14.044
RP magnitude            : 12.743
BP magnitude            : 16.003
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.386
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  -8.59
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  127.58
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   57.78
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 (")  :   5.838
C/A sky separation (km) :  39740.3
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 2046-04-20T07:13:47.109    19.47  -47.65  140461.00    -6.85
A (OER)       I 2046-04-20T07:22:49.515    20.91  -47.36  136774.40    -6.74
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-04-20T07:30:22.587    22.09  -47.03  133744.89    -6.63
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-04-20T07:31:11.108    22.21  -46.99  133423.31    -6.62
A (IER)       I 2046-04-20T08:00:53.688    26.53  -44.99  122050.38    -6.11
B (OER)       I 2046-04-20T08:13:22.499    28.19  -43.85  117571.16    -5.85
B (IER)       I 2046-04-20T09:53:19.424 b  37.02  -29.89   91984.69    -2.21
 
Saturn        I 2046-04-20T09:13:23.626    34.57  -36.31   59766.10             -36.38    -41.93
Saturn        E 2046-04-20T11:58:37.254    33.68   -5.88   59752.26             -36.97    -42.53
 
B (IER)       E 2046-04-20T11:15:40.928 b  36.69  -14.56   91984.69     2.21
B (OER)       E 2046-04-20T12:54:53.043    27.32    5.90x 117571.16     5.92
A (IER)       E 2046-04-20T13:07:12.559    25.63    8.52x 122050.38     6.19
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-04-20T13:36:29.763    21.28   14.79x 133423.31     6.73
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-04-20T13:37:17.529    21.15   14.96x 133744.89     6.74
A (OER)       E 2046-04-20T13:44:43.390    19.97   16.56x 136774.40     6.85
F ring        E 2046-04-20T13:53:36.775    18.53   18.47x 140461.00     6.97