Saturn_2046-05-18T13_03_11.3900_IRTF.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:17:33 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-05-18T13:01:56.010
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          : 4115052494691697792
2Mass ID (if available) : 17205477-2133381
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 20m 54.76091s -21:33:38.52132s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.11
K magnitude             :  7.532
G magnitude             : 13.797
RP magnitude            : 12.275
BP magnitude            : 17.016
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.099
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -17.65
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  156.17
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   46.28
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.50
PA of pole (deg)        :    4.63
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   2.155
C/A sky separation (km) :  14219.5
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 2046-05-18T10:55:01.306    45.72  -49.64  140461.00   -17.56
A (OER)       I 2046-05-18T10:58:31.333    46.02  -49.44  136774.40   -17.54
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-05-18T11:01:24.150    46.25  -49.26  133744.89   -17.52
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-05-18T11:01:42.507    46.28  -49.24  133423.31   -17.52
A (IER)       I 2046-05-18T11:12:33.498    47.08  -48.47  122050.38   -17.42
B (OER)       I 2046-05-18T11:16:50.995    47.35  -48.12  117571.16   -17.37
B (IER)       I 2046-05-18T11:41:40.258    48.44  -45.66   91984.69   -16.94
C (IER)       I 2046-05-18T11:59:10.417    48.69  -43.53   74490.58   -16.32
 
Saturn        I 2046-05-18T12:07:58.835    48.65  -42.35   60210.26              11.54     14.07
Saturn        E 2046-05-18T13:55:55.605    39.88  -23.74   60197.50              12.77     15.54
 
C (IER)       E 2046-05-18T14:03:26.752    38.81  -22.25   74490.58    16.28
B (IER)       E 2046-05-18T14:20:59.809    36.16  -18.71   91984.69    16.88
B (OER)       E 2046-05-18T14:45:54.289    32.05  -13.55  117571.16    17.30
A (IER)       E 2046-05-18T14:50:12.816    31.31  -12.64  122050.38    17.35
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-05-18T15:01:06.578    29.38  -10.34  133423.31    17.44
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-05-18T15:01:25.017    29.33  -10.27  133744.89    17.44
A (OER)       E 2046-05-18T15:04:18.610    28.81   -9.66  136774.40    17.46
F ring        E 2046-05-18T15:07:49.602    28.17   -8.91  140461.00    17.48