Saturn_2046-10-08T02_54_20.2400_MCD.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:15:51 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-10-08T02:57:20.720
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          : 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)      :   40.90
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 (")  :   2.067
C/A sky separation (km) :  15659.7
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 2046-10-08T01:19:49.214    27.74  -10.78  140461.00   -21.99
A (OER)       I 2046-10-08T01:22:37.013    27.37  -11.38  136774.40   -21.95
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-10-08T01:24:55.117    27.07  -11.87  133744.89   -21.92
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-10-08T01:25:09.788    27.03  -11.93  133423.31   -21.92
A (IER)       I 2046-10-08T01:33:50.348    25.85  -13.80  122050.38   -21.77
B (OER)       I 2046-10-08T01:37:16.411    25.36  -14.54  117571.17   -21.70
B (IER)       I 2046-10-08T01:57:10.847    22.43  -18.82   91984.69   -21.06
C (IER)       I 2046-10-08T02:11:18.044    20.23  -21.85   74490.58   -20.14
 
Saturn        I 2046-10-08T02:14:38.414    19.69  -22.57   60155.03             -16.00    -19.37
Saturn        E 2046-10-08T03:39:57.249     4.62x -40.45   60214.74             -10.90    -13.30
 
C (IER)       E 2046-10-08T03:47:36.724     3.16x -41.99   74490.58    20.29
B (IER)       E 2046-10-08T04:01:37.039     0.46x -44.77   91984.69    21.25
B (OER)       E 2046-10-08T04:21:19.097    -3.41x -48.56  117571.16    21.96
A (IER)       E 2046-10-08T04:24:42.706    -4.09x -49.20  122050.38    22.04
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-10-08T04:33:16.645    -5.80x -50.78  133423.31    22.21
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-10-08T04:33:31.121    -5.85x -50.82  133744.89    22.22
A (OER)       E 2046-10-08T04:35:47.365    -6.30x -51.24  136774.40    22.26
F ring        E 2046-10-08T04:38:32.848    -6.86x -51.73  140461.00    22.30