Saturn_2046-06-18T08_28_10.0900_MCD.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:15:49 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-06-18T08:25:59.020
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          : 4115632310948587136
2Mass ID (if available) : 17112795-2125133
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 11m 27.94407s -21:25:13.35598s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.12
K magnitude             :  8.483
G magnitude             : 13.045
RP magnitude            : 11.818
BP magnitude            : 14.687
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.027
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -19.89
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  171.91
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :    7.66
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.54
PA of pole (deg)        :    4.40
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   4.491
C/A sky separation (km) :  29405.8
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 2046-06-18T06:45:22.307    37.76  -36.02  140461.00   -17.97
A (OER)       I 2046-06-18T06:48:48.282    37.67  -36.06  136774.40   -17.81
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-06-18T06:51:38.805    37.58  -36.08  133744.89   -17.70
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-06-18T06:51:56.977    37.58  -36.08  133423.31   -17.69
A (IER)       I 2046-06-18T07:02:49.934    37.17  -36.08  122050.38   -17.12
B (OER)       I 2046-06-18T07:07:13.655    36.97  -36.04  117571.16   -16.84
B (IER)       I 2046-06-18T07:34:26.274    35.29  -35.36   91984.69   -14.17
C (IER)       I 2046-06-18T07:58:38.017 b  33.20  -34.12   74490.58    -9.43
 
Saturn        I 2046-06-18T07:42:59.364    34.61  -34.99   59978.82             -26.63    -31.52
Saturn        E 2046-06-18T09:09:04.978    24.50  -27.50   60001.62             -25.47    -30.23
 
C (IER)       E 2046-06-18T08:55:42.395 b  26.41  -29.06   74490.58     9.41
B (IER)       E 2046-06-18T09:19:59.244    22.87  -26.14   91984.69    14.11
B (OER)       E 2046-06-18T09:47:22.154    18.52  -22.40  117571.16    16.72
A (IER)       E 2046-06-18T09:51:47.942    17.79  -21.75  122050.38    16.98
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-06-18T10:02:46.483    15.93  -20.11  133423.31    17.53
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-06-18T10:03:04.820    15.88  -20.06  133744.89    17.54
A (OER)       E 2046-06-18T10:05:56.915    15.39  -19.62  136774.40    17.66
F ring        E 2046-06-18T10:09:24.848    14.79  -19.09  140461.00    17.80