Saturn_2046-10-08T02_54_20.2400_IRTF.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:17:36 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-10-08T02:54:32.760
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          : 4115566786925875968
2Mass ID (if available) : 17072034-2139514
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 07m 20.31990s -21:39:51.85148s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.91
K magnitude             :  9.383
G magnitude             : 12.550
RP magnitude            : 11.646
BP magnitude            : 13.399
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 10.447
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  22.92
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   63.43
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   41.65
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.85
PA of pole (deg)        :    4.30
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   2.109
C/A sky separation (km) :  15980.2
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 2046-10-08T01:16:57.439    45.41   37.26x 140461.00   -21.92
A (OER)       I 2046-10-08T01:19:45.793    45.66   36.66x 136774.40   -21.88
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-10-08T01:22:04.389    45.85   36.16x 133744.89   -21.84
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-10-08T01:22:19.114    45.88   36.10x 133423.31   -21.84
A (IER)       I 2046-10-08T01:31:01.824    46.56   34.21x 122050.38   -21.67
B (OER)       I 2046-10-08T01:34:28.870    46.81   33.46x 117571.16   -21.59
B (IER)       I 2046-10-08T01:54:30.735    47.93   29.03x  91984.69   -20.90
C (IER)       I 2046-10-08T02:08:45.634    48.40   25.84x  74490.58   -19.92
 
Saturn        I 2046-10-08T02:11:33.279    48.46   25.21x  60146.78             -16.59    -20.07
Saturn        E 2046-10-08T03:37:33.021    44.85    5.44x  60214.82             -10.89    -13.29
 
C (IER)       E 2046-10-08T03:45:20.768    44.06    3.62x  74490.58    19.96
B (IER)       E 2046-10-08T03:59:33.994    42.45    0.30x  91984.69    20.94
B (OER)       E 2046-10-08T04:19:33.036    39.87   -4.39x 117571.16    21.65
A (IER)       E 2046-10-08T04:22:59.529    39.39   -5.19  122050.38    21.73
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-10-08T04:31:40.750    38.14   -7.23  133423.31    21.90
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-10-08T04:31:55.432    38.10   -7.29  133744.89    21.91
A (OER)       E 2046-10-08T04:34:13.609    37.76   -7.83  136774.40    21.94
F ring        E 2046-10-08T04:37:01.444    37.34   -8.49  140461.00    21.99