Saturn_2046-06-23T08_19_27.1300_MCD.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:15:50 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-06-23T08:16:55.540
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          : 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)      :   69.38
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 (")  :   7.699
C/A sky separation (km) :  50491.7
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 2046-06-23T07:08:57.971    35.62  -36.02  140461.00   -11.80
A (OER)       I 2046-06-23T07:14:18.598    35.23  -35.94  136774.40   -11.19
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-06-23T07:18:56.368    34.87  -35.85  133744.89   -10.62
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-06-23T07:19:26.745    34.83  -35.84  133423.31   -10.55
A (IER)       I 2046-06-23T07:40:19.041    32.94  -35.15  122050.38    -7.47
B (OER)       I 2046-06-23T07:51:51.139 b  31.73  -34.57  117571.16    -5.43
 
Saturn        I 2046-06-23T07:50:30.370    31.88  -34.65   59434.71             -49.99    -55.33
Saturn        E 2046-06-23T08:43:25.209    25.17  -30.48   59458.79             -48.98    -54.38
 
B (OER)       E 2046-06-23T08:46:11.349    24.76  -30.20  117571.16     5.42
A (IER)       E 2046-06-23T08:57:45.670    23.04  -28.94  122050.38     7.44
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-06-23T09:18:44.616    19.75  -26.43  133423.31    10.48
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-06-23T09:19:15.195    19.67  -26.37  133744.89    10.55
A (OER)       E 2046-06-23T09:23:54.897    18.91  -25.77  136774.40    11.11
F ring        E 2046-06-23T09:29:17.946    18.02  -25.06  140461.00    11.71