Saturn_2046-05-18T13_03_11.3900_KPNO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:14:56 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-05-18T12:59:09.500
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Saturn occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : 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          : 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)      :   46.24
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 (")  :   2.188
C/A sky separation (km) :  14437.1
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 2046-05-18T10:51:38.945    30.80  -18.27  140461.00   -17.49
A (OER)       I 2046-05-18T10:55:09.931    30.43  -17.68  136774.40   -17.46
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-05-18T10:58:03.584    30.11  -17.19  133744.89   -17.43
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-05-18T10:58:22.032    30.08  -17.14  133423.31   -17.43
A (IER)       I 2046-05-18T11:09:16.576    28.85  -15.27  122050.38   -17.32
B (OER)       I 2046-05-18T11:13:35.652    28.34  -14.52  117571.16   -17.26
B (IER)       I 2046-05-18T11:38:36.181    25.13  -10.05   91984.69   -16.79
C (IER)       I 2046-05-18T11:56:16.949    22.63   -6.77   74490.58   -16.13
 
Saturn        I 2046-05-18T12:04:42.824    21.38   -5.18   60205.44              12.01     14.64
Saturn        E 2046-05-18T13:53:48.704     2.59x  16.57x  60198.12              12.71     15.48
 
C (IER)       E 2046-05-18T14:01:31.864     1.13x  18.17x  74490.58    15.99
B (IER)       E 2046-05-18T14:19:23.371    -2.31x  21.90x  91984.69    16.60
B (OER)       E 2046-05-18T14:44:43.415    -7.30x  27.22x 117571.17    17.01
A (IER)       E 2046-05-18T14:49:06.361    -8.18x  28.14x 122050.38    17.06
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-05-18T15:00:11.320   -10.40x  30.48x 133423.31    17.15
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-05-18T15:00:30.075   -10.46x  30.55x 133744.89    17.15
A (OER)       E 2046-05-18T15:03:26.649   -11.06x  31.17x 136774.40    17.17
F ring        E 2046-05-18T15:07:01.270   -11.78x  31.93x 140461.00    17.19