Saturn_2046-07-18T10_24_35.1300_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               : 2046-07-18T10:17:48.150
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          : 4127635408818049664
2Mass ID (if available) : 17031669-2118528
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 03m 16.69747s -21:18:52.85790s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.87
K magnitude             :  6.020
G magnitude             : 11.030
RP magnitude            :  9.759
BP magnitude            : 12.882
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.221
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -13.73
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  141.43
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   42.49
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.57
PA of pole (deg)        :    4.19
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   2.892
C/A sky separation (km) :  19338.6
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 2046-07-18T07:39:46.409    18.84  -37.75  140461.00   -13.38
A (OER)       I 2046-07-18T07:44:22.484    18.08  -37.55  136774.40   -13.33
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-07-18T07:48:10.086    17.45  -37.37  133744.89   -13.29
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-07-18T07:48:34.286    17.38  -37.35  133423.31   -13.29
A (IER)       I 2046-07-18T08:02:55.815    14.92  -36.52  122050.38   -13.11
B (OER)       I 2046-07-18T08:08:38.572    13.93  -36.13  117571.16   -13.03
B (IER)       I 2046-07-18T08:42:12.316     7.85  -33.22   91984.69   -12.31
C (IER)       I 2046-07-18T09:06:47.884     3.20x -30.49   74490.58   -11.31
 
Saturn        I 2046-07-18T09:09:03.389     2.76x -30.21   60131.85             -17.85    -21.54
Saturn        E 2046-07-18T11:27:16.422   -25.45x  -8.22   60163.04             -15.60    -18.91
 
C (IER)       E 2046-07-18T11:33:49.054   -26.84x  -7.00   74490.58    11.06
B (IER)       E 2046-07-18T11:59:02.451   -32.22x  -2.19x  91984.69    11.96
B (OER)       E 2046-07-18T12:33:44.920   -39.69x   4.65x 117571.16    12.54
A (IER)       E 2046-07-18T12:39:41.262   -40.97x   5.85x 122050.38    12.60
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-07-18T12:54:39.270   -44.20x   8.87x 133423.31    12.72
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-07-18T12:55:04.542   -44.29x   8.96x 133744.89    12.73
A (OER)       E 2046-07-18T12:59:02.352   -45.15x   9.77x 136774.40    12.75
F ring        E 2046-07-18T13:03:51.109   -46.18x  10.75x 140461.00    12.78