Saturn_2046-06-23T08_19_27.1300_IRTF.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:17:35 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-06-23T08:21:16.570
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          : 4115644135022847232
2Mass ID (if available) : 17095535-2123568
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 09m 55.33950s -21:23:56.99554s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.06
K magnitude             :  8.135
G magnitude             : 13.607
RP magnitude            : 12.175
BP magnitude            : 16.237
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.042
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -19.42
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  166.84
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   69.82
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.54
PA of pole (deg)        :    4.36
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   7.827
C/A sky separation (km) :  51332.8
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 2046-06-23T07:16:45.312    37.82  -27.19  140461.00   -11.43
A (OER)       I 2046-06-23T07:22:17.189    38.64  -28.17  136774.40   -10.78
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-06-23T07:27:06.270    39.34  -29.00  133744.89   -10.17
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-06-23T07:27:37.990    39.42  -29.09  133423.31   -10.10
A (IER)       I 2046-06-23T07:49:59.179    42.39  -32.81  122050.38    -6.70
B (OER)       I 2046-06-23T08:03:36.640 b  43.98  -34.93  117571.16    -4.21
 
Saturn        I 2046-06-23T07:56:09.998    43.14  -33.79   59400.82             -51.41    -56.67
Saturn        E 2046-06-23T08:46:25.803    47.62  -40.74   59437.40             -49.87    -55.23
 
B (OER)       E 2046-06-23T08:45:25.428 b  47.56  -40.62  117571.16     4.22
A (IER)       E 2046-06-23T08:59:00.929    48.25  -42.15  122050.38     6.72
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-06-23T09:21:18.167    48.81  -44.24  133423.31    10.14
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-06-23T09:21:49.783    48.82  -44.28  133744.89    10.21
A (OER)       E 2046-06-23T09:26:37.878    48.84  -44.66  136774.40    10.82
F ring        E 2046-06-23T09:32:08.557    48.83  -45.06  140461.00    11.47