Saturn_2046-09-10T07_29_09.7800_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               : 2046-09-10T07:38:09.100
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          : 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)      :   35.04
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 (")  :   5.981
C/A sky separation (km) :  43393.1
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 2046-09-10T04:15:35.862    17.02  -38.36  140461.00    -7.35
A (OER)       I 2046-09-10T04:24:03.083    15.58  -39.81  136774.40    -7.19
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-09-10T04:31:08.630    14.35  -41.00  133744.89    -7.05
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-09-10T04:31:54.312    14.22  -41.12  133423.31    -7.03
A (IER)       I 2046-09-10T05:00:10.533     9.15  -45.52  122050.38    -6.34
B (OER)       I 2046-09-10T05:12:16.736     6.90  -47.21  117571.16    -5.98
 
Saturn        I 2046-09-10T06:29:52.394    -8.28x -54.23   59786.11              35.09     40.59
Saturn        E 2046-09-10T08:44:51.358   -36.65x -45.71   59526.38              45.68     51.22
 
B (OER)       E 2046-09-10T09:00:46.346   -40.07x -43.32  117571.16     6.28
A (IER)       E 2046-09-10T09:12:16.339   -42.55x -41.48  122050.38     6.69
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-09-10T09:38:54.703   -48.31x -36.93  133423.31     7.50
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-09-10T09:39:37.507   -48.46x -36.80  133744.89     7.52
A (OER)       E 2046-09-10T09:46:15.660   -49.89x -35.61  136774.40     7.69
F ring        E 2046-09-10T09:54:08.887   -51.59x -34.17  140461.00     7.88