Saturn_2046-09-10T07_29_09.7800_KPNO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:14:58 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-09-10T07:38:04.440
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          : 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)      :   35.10
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 (")  :   6.034
C/A sky separation (km) :  43775.8
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 2046-09-10T04:15:06.856    21.09  -32.15  140461.00    -7.27
A (OER)       I 2046-09-10T04:23:39.673    19.78  -33.70  136774.40    -7.11
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-09-10T04:30:50.296    18.64  -34.98  133744.89    -6.96
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-09-10T04:31:36.545    18.52  -35.12  133423.31    -6.94
A (IER)       I 2046-09-10T05:00:17.598    13.77  -39.98  122050.38    -6.24
B (OER)       I 2046-09-10T05:12:37.359    11.64  -41.93  117571.16    -5.87
 
Saturn        I 2046-09-10T06:30:07.628    -2.79x -51.24   59776.51              35.49     41.01
Saturn        E 2046-09-10T08:44:26.258   -30.26x -48.62   59515.39              46.13     51.65
 
B (OER)       E 2046-09-10T08:58:59.566   -33.34x -46.90  117571.16     6.14
A (IER)       E 2046-09-10T09:10:43.895   -35.83x -45.36  122050.38     6.57
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-09-10T09:37:49.178   -41.59x -41.39  133423.31     7.39
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-09-10T09:38:32.612   -41.74x -41.28  133744.89     7.41
A (OER)       E 2046-09-10T09:45:16.439   -43.18x -40.21  136774.40     7.59
F ring        E 2046-09-10T09:53:16.015   -44.88x -38.91  140461.00     7.78