Saturn_2046-09-10T07_29_09.7800_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               : 2046-09-10T07:36:21.270
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          : 4126141275606002048
2Mass ID (if available) : 17010035-2126050
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 01m 00.34239s -21:26:05.23590s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.97
K magnitude             :  8.176
G magnitude             : 10.891
RP magnitude            : 10.079
BP magnitude            : 11.593
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 10.003
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  10.05
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   89.16
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   35.57
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.73
PA of pole (deg)        :    4.14
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   6.077
C/A sky separation (km) :  44091.3
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 2046-09-10T04:06:07.778    48.79    4.63x 140461.00    -7.16
A (OER)       I 2046-09-10T04:14:48.487    48.76    2.59x 136774.40    -6.99
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-09-10T04:22:06.454    48.65    0.88x 133744.89    -6.84
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-09-10T04:22:53.531    48.63    0.69x 133423.31    -6.82
A (IER)       I 2046-09-10T04:52:11.069    47.40   -6.17  122050.38    -6.09
B (OER)       I 2046-09-10T05:04:50.159    46.51   -9.12  117571.16    -5.71
 
Saturn        I 2046-09-10T06:26:49.330    36.57  -27.95   59778.04              35.43     40.95
Saturn        E 2046-09-10T08:44:18.954    10.77  -56.23   59500.48              46.73     52.23
 
B (OER)       E 2046-09-10T08:57:06.835     8.08  -58.32  117571.16     5.87
A (IER)       E 2046-09-10T09:09:23.303     5.47  -60.14  122050.38     6.29
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-09-10T09:37:39.388    -0.63x -63.50  133423.31     7.09
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-09-10T09:38:24.658    -0.79x -63.57  133744.89     7.11
A (OER)       E 2046-09-10T09:45:25.425    -2.32x -64.17  136774.40     7.29
F ring        E 2046-09-10T09:53:44.821    -4.15x -64.75  140461.00     7.48