Saturn_2046-06-23T10_13_11.6500_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               : 2046-06-23T10:09:12.350
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          : 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)      :   70.00
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 (")  :   0.723
C/A sky separation (km) :   4739.0
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 2046-06-23T08:10:51.594    29.53  -33.34  140461.00   -19.71
A (OER)       I 2046-06-23T08:13:58.648    29.14  -33.11  136774.40   -19.71
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-06-23T08:16:32.408    28.82  -32.91  133744.89   -19.70
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-06-23T08:16:48.731    28.78  -32.89  133423.31   -19.70
A (IER)       I 2046-06-23T08:26:26.382    27.52  -32.09  122050.38   -19.68
B (OER)       I 2046-06-23T08:30:14.085    27.01  -31.75  117571.16   -19.67
B (IER)       I 2046-06-23T08:51:57.534    23.92  -29.58   91984.69   -19.59
C (IER)       I 2046-06-23T09:06:52.623    21.64  -27.89   74490.58   -19.49
 
Saturn        I 2046-06-23T09:18:14.256    19.83  -26.49   60259.00              -4.52     -5.55
Saturn        E 2046-06-23T11:00:23.374     1.47x -10.81   60262.27              -3.60     -4.43
 
C (IER)       E 2046-06-23T11:12:09.811    -0.83x  -8.72   74490.58    19.29
B (IER)       E 2046-06-23T11:27:15.252    -3.81x  -5.99   91984.69    19.34
B (OER)       E 2046-06-23T11:49:17.612    -8.25x  -1.89x 117571.16    19.35
A (IER)       E 2046-06-23T11:53:09.078    -9.03x  -1.16x 122050.38    19.35
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-06-23T12:02:56.873   -11.03x   0.71x 133423.31    19.35
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-06-23T12:03:13.496   -11.09x   0.77x 133744.89    19.35
A (OER)       E 2046-06-23T12:05:50.107   -11.62x   1.27x 136774.40    19.34
F ring        E 2046-06-23T12:09:00.709   -12.28x   1.88x 140461.00    19.34