Saturn_2046-05-13T15_10_08.9700_IRTF.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:17:32 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-05-13T15:06:29.930
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Saturn occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : IRTF
Location                : Mauna Kea/IRTF
Latitude (deg)          :  19.82622
E. Longitude (deg)      : 204.52800
Altitude (km)           :   4.168
Gaia source ID          : 4115061153348041088
2Mass ID (if available) : 17221325-2134513
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 22m 13.23785s -21:34:51.64217s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.96
K magnitude             :  8.587
G magnitude             : 13.404
RP magnitude            : 12.155
BP magnitude            : 15.114
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.135
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -16.50
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  151.14
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  116.46
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.50
PA of pole (deg)        :    4.66
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   3.574
C/A sky separation (km) :  23683.3
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 2046-05-13T12:57:11.533    47.73  -35.41  140461.00   -15.63
A (OER)       I 2046-05-13T13:01:08.010    47.52  -34.71  136774.40   -15.55
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-05-13T13:04:23.190    47.33  -34.13  133744.89   -15.49
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-05-13T13:04:43.956    47.31  -34.07  133423.31   -15.48
A (IER)       I 2046-05-13T13:17:05.162    46.45  -31.82  122050.38   -15.19
B (OER)       I 2046-05-13T13:22:01.334    46.06  -30.90  117571.16   -15.05
B (IER)       I 2046-05-13T13:51:27.689    43.11  -25.23   91984.69   -13.76
C (IER)       I 2046-05-13T14:14:05.803 b  40.25  -20.67   74490.58   -11.79
 
Saturn        I 2046-05-13T14:11:53.202    40.55  -21.12   60095.51              20.25     24.33
Saturn        E 2046-05-13T16:01:17.058    22.03    2.37x  60083.78              20.97     25.15
 
C (IER)       E 2046-05-13T15:57:38.926 b  22.74    1.56x  74490.58    11.72
B (IER)       E 2046-05-13T16:20:27.432    18.25    6.66x  91984.69    13.64
B (OER)       E 2046-05-13T16:50:12.493    12.18   13.38x 117571.16    14.87
A (IER)       E 2046-05-13T16:55:12.366    11.14   14.52x 122050.38    15.00
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-05-13T17:07:43.526     8.52   17.37x 133423.31    15.27
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-05-13T17:08:04.584     8.44   17.45x 133744.89    15.27
A (OER)       E 2046-05-13T17:11:22.553     7.75   18.21x 136774.40    15.33
F ring        E 2046-05-13T17:15:22.498     6.90   19.12x 140461.00    15.40