Saturn_2046-05-16T12_38_43.4200_KPNO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:14:55 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-05-16T12:34:39.000
Event type              : PtRgt
                        : Saturn occs: topocentric, not geoecetric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : KPNO
Location                : Kitt Peak Natl Obs
Latitude (deg)          :  31.96333
E. Longitude (deg)      : 248.40000
Altitude (km)           :   2.120
Gaia source ID          : 4115064177005187328
2Mass ID (if available) : 17212759-2134203
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 21m 27.60146s -21:34:20.42428s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.90
K magnitude             :  8.756
G magnitude             : 12.947
RP magnitude            : 11.840
BP magnitude            : 14.230
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.113
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -17.20
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  154.10
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   75.25
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.50
PA of pole (deg)        :    4.64
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   8.632
C/A sky separation (km) :  57050.1
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 2046-05-16T11:41:13.865    25.90   -9.83  140461.00    -7.26
A (OER)       I 2046-05-16T11:50:20.392    24.67   -8.14  136774.40    -6.22
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-05-16T11:59:14.366    23.41   -6.47  133744.89    -5.12
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-05-16T12:00:18.025    23.26   -6.27  133423.31    -4.98
 
Saturn        I 2046-05-16T12:19:31.239    20.40   -2.60x  59216.50             -59.79    -64.32
Saturn        E 2046-05-16T12:49:49.497    15.54    3.35x  59225.00             -59.38    -63.95
 
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-05-16T13:12:28.487    11.66    7.90x 133423.31     4.96
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-05-16T13:13:32.479    11.48    8.12x 133744.89     5.09
A (OER)       E 2046-05-16T13:22:29.676     9.89    9.93x 136774.40     6.17
F ring        E 2046-05-16T13:31:40.278     8.24   11.81x 140461.00     7.20