Saturn_2046-06-23T10_13_11.6500_KPNO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:14:57 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-06-23T10:09:36.100
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Saturn occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : KPNO
Location                : Kitt Peak Natl Obs
Latitude (deg)          :  31.96333
E. Longitude (deg)      : 248.40000
Altitude (km)           :   2.120
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)      :   70.08
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 (")  :   0.678
C/A sky separation (km) :   4443.6
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 2046-06-23T08:11:24.173    31.71  -33.85  140461.00   -19.74
A (OER)       I 2046-06-23T08:14:30.971    31.40  -33.71  136774.40   -19.73
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-06-23T08:17:04.513    31.14  -33.59  133744.89   -19.73
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-06-23T08:17:20.814    31.11  -33.58  133423.31   -19.73
A (IER)       I 2046-06-23T08:26:57.581    30.09  -33.06  122050.38   -19.71
B (OER)       I 2046-06-23T08:30:44.907    29.67  -32.83  117571.16   -19.70
B (IER)       I 2046-06-23T08:52:25.819    27.06  -31.27   91984.69   -19.63
C (IER)       I 2046-06-23T09:07:18.668    25.08  -29.96   74490.58   -19.55
 
Saturn        I 2046-06-23T09:18:42.471    23.48  -28.84   60259.82              -4.31     -5.29
Saturn        E 2046-06-23T11:00:41.449     6.53  -15.07   60263.14              -3.32     -4.08
 
C (IER)       E 2046-06-23T11:12:29.646     4.33x -13.14   74490.58    19.37
B (IER)       E 2046-06-23T11:27:31.885     1.49x -10.60   91984.69    19.41
B (OER)       E 2046-06-23T11:49:29.958    -2.75x  -6.76  117571.16    19.41
A (IER)       E 2046-06-23T11:53:20.699    -3.50x  -6.07  122050.38    19.41
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-06-23T12:03:06.676    -5.42x  -4.31x 133423.31    19.41
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-06-23T12:03:23.247    -5.48x  -4.26x 133744.89    19.40
A (OER)       E 2046-06-23T12:05:59.378    -5.99x  -3.78x 136774.40    19.40
F ring        E 2046-06-23T12:09:09.398    -6.62x  -3.20x 140461.00    19.40