Saturn_2046-06-23T10_13_11.6500_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               : 2046-06-23T10:12:23.340
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          : 4115644203742327168
2Mass ID (if available) : 17095394-2123488
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 09m 53.92654s -21:23:48.71122s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.07
K magnitude             :  9.866
G magnitude             : 13.797
RP magnitude            : 12.752
BP magnitude            : 14.926
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.043
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -19.41
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  166.76
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   70.66
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 (")  :   0.724
C/A sky separation (km) :   4746.2
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 2046-06-23T08:15:06.909    45.17  -36.63  140461.00   -19.79
A (OER)       I 2046-06-23T08:18:13.195    45.47  -37.07  136774.40   -19.79
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-06-23T08:20:46.290    45.70  -37.43  133744.89   -19.79
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-06-23T08:21:02.542    45.73  -37.47  133423.31   -19.79
A (IER)       I 2046-06-23T08:30:37.415    46.54  -38.77  122050.38   -19.78
B (OER)       I 2046-06-23T08:34:23.909    46.83  -39.26  117571.16   -19.77
B (IER)       I 2046-06-23T08:55:59.196    48.12  -41.82   91984.69   -19.73
C (IER)       I 2046-06-23T09:10:47.490    48.64  -43.32   74490.58   -19.65
 
Saturn        I 2046-06-23T09:21:56.581    48.82  -44.29   60257.71              -4.83     -5.93
Saturn        E 2046-06-23T11:02:53.526    42.67  -45.86   60263.07              -3.34     -4.10
 
C (IER)       E 2046-06-23T11:14:33.388    41.20  -45.16   74490.58    19.60
B (IER)       E 2046-06-23T11:29:24.472    39.15  -44.04   91984.69    19.66
B (OER)       E 2046-06-23T11:51:04.875    35.86  -41.95  117571.16    19.69
A (IER)       E 2046-06-23T11:54:52.389    35.25  -41.54  122050.38    19.69
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-06-23T12:04:30.017    33.66  -40.42  133423.31    19.69
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-06-23T12:04:46.349    33.62  -40.39  133744.89    19.69
A (OER)       E 2046-06-23T12:07:20.220    33.19  -40.08  136774.40    19.69
F ring        E 2046-06-23T12:10:27.470    32.66  -39.69  140461.00    19.69