Saturn_2046-10-21T03_21_07.4500_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               : 2046-10-21T03:24:14.330
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          : 4115428768187777664
2Mass ID (if available) : 17114829-2147123
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 11m 48.28049s -21:47:12.68040s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.02
K magnitude             :  9.744
G magnitude             : 14.501
RP magnitude            : 13.283
BP magnitude            : 16.131
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 10.629
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  28.09
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   51.58
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  161.26
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.89
PA of pole (deg)        :    4.42
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   7.192
C/A sky separation (km) :  55446.0
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 2046-10-21T02:39:21.609     7.16  -30.91  140461.00   -13.68
A (OER)       I 2046-10-21T02:44:03.617     6.29  -31.91  136774.40   -12.45
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-10-21T02:48:19.316     5.49  -32.83  133744.89   -11.24
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-10-21T02:48:48.115     5.40  -32.93  133423.31   -11.09
 
Saturn        I 2046-10-21T03:11:45.123     1.01x -37.82   59274.87              55.54     60.48
Saturn        E 2046-10-21T03:36:38.128    -3.87x -43.05   59228.07              57.59     62.34
 
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-10-21T03:51:56.431    -6.93x -46.22  133423.31    11.14
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-10-21T03:52:25.124    -7.03x -46.32  133744.89    11.28
A (OER)       E 2046-10-21T03:56:39.764    -7.88x -47.19  136774.40    12.50
F ring        E 2046-10-21T04:01:20.368    -8.83x -48.14  140461.00    13.76