Saturn_2046-05-18T13_03_11.3900_MCD.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:15:48 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-05-18T12:58:46.460
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          : 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)      :   46.22
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 (")  :   2.141
C/A sky separation (km) :  14129.1
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 2046-05-18T10:50:56.569    28.45  -13.88  140461.00   -17.49
A (OER)       I 2046-05-18T10:54:27.532    27.99  -13.24  136774.40   -17.46
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-05-18T10:57:21.161    27.61  -12.72  133744.89   -17.44
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-05-18T10:57:39.607    27.57  -12.66  133423.31   -17.43
A (IER)       I 2046-05-18T11:08:34.001    26.09  -10.65  122050.38   -17.32
B (OER)       I 2046-05-18T11:12:52.984    25.48   -9.85  117571.16   -17.27
B (IER)       I 2046-05-18T11:37:52.292    21.77   -5.10   91984.69   -16.81
C (IER)       I 2046-05-18T11:55:30.777    18.96   -1.66x  74490.58   -16.18
 
Saturn        I 2046-05-18T12:04:08.439    17.53    0.04x  60207.73              11.79     14.37
Saturn        E 2046-05-18T13:53:38.483    -2.67x  22.63x  60201.36              12.41     15.11
 
C (IER)       E 2046-05-18T14:01:39.644    -4.27x  24.33x  74490.58    16.02
B (IER)       E 2046-05-18T14:19:29.975    -7.85x  28.13x  91984.69    16.60
B (OER)       E 2046-05-18T14:44:50.810   -13.03x  33.56x 117571.16    16.99
A (IER)       E 2046-05-18T14:49:14.062   -13.93x  34.51x 122050.38    17.04
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-05-18T15:00:19.944   -16.23x  36.89x 133423.31    17.12
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-05-18T15:00:38.728   -16.29x  36.96x 133744.89    17.12
A (OER)       E 2046-05-18T15:03:35.578   -16.91x  37.59x 136774.40    17.14
F ring        E 2046-05-18T15:07:10.549   -17.65x  38.37x 140461.00    17.16