Saturn_2046-10-08T02_54_20.2400_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               : 2046-10-08T02:56:59.170
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          : 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)      :   41.00
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 (")  :   2.032
C/A sky separation (km) :  15398.6
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 2046-10-08T01:19:14.288    30.33   -4.23x 140461.00   -22.00
A (OER)       I 2046-10-08T01:22:02.027    30.03   -4.82x 136774.40   -21.96
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-10-08T01:24:20.077    29.78   -5.31  133744.89   -21.93
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-10-08T01:24:34.742    29.76   -5.36  133423.31   -21.93
A (IER)       I 2046-10-08T01:33:15.044    28.77   -7.20  122050.38   -21.78
B (OER)       I 2046-10-08T01:36:40.978    28.37   -7.93  117571.16   -21.72
B (IER)       I 2046-10-08T01:56:34.113    25.87  -12.16   91984.69   -21.10
C (IER)       I 2046-10-08T02:10:39.280    23.95  -15.15   74490.58   -20.21
 
Saturn        I 2046-10-08T02:14:09.634    23.45  -15.90   60157.57             -15.81    -19.15
Saturn        E 2046-10-08T03:39:43.619     9.57  -33.83   60217.27             -10.63    -12.98
 
C (IER)       E 2046-10-08T03:47:33.220     8.17  -35.43   74490.58    20.34
B (IER)       E 2046-10-08T04:01:32.132     5.61  -38.26   91984.69    21.27
B (OER)       E 2046-10-08T04:21:14.029     1.92x -42.16  117571.16    21.95
A (IER)       E 2046-10-08T04:24:37.734     1.28x -42.82  122050.38    22.03
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-10-08T04:33:12.028    -0.36x -44.47  133423.31    22.19
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-10-08T04:33:26.516    -0.41x -44.52  133744.89    22.20
A (OER)       E 2046-10-08T04:35:42.878    -0.84x -44.95  136774.40    22.24
F ring        E 2046-10-08T04:38:28.514    -1.38x -45.47  140461.00    22.28