Saturn_2047-02-09T13_29_09.9300_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               : 2047-02-09T13:27:30.300
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          : 4069858095694490240
2Mass ID (if available) : 18035240-2222393
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 18h 03m 52.40794s -22:22:39.50017s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.96
K magnitude             :  7.366
G magnitude             : 12.795
RP magnitude            : 11.493
BP magnitude            : 14.771
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 10.662
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  29.07
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   49.16
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  145.34
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.43
PA of pole (deg)        :    5.59
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   5.945
C/A sky separation (km) :  45973.5
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 2047-02-09T12:21:45.736    18.15  -17.61  140461.00   -20.42
A (OER)       I 2047-02-09T12:24:48.991    18.64  -16.96  136774.40   -19.81
Encke (OEG)   I 2047-02-09T12:27:24.125    19.06  -16.40  133744.89   -19.24
Encke (IEG)   I 2047-02-09T12:27:40.862    19.10  -16.34  133423.31   -19.18
A (IER)       I 2047-02-09T12:38:17.283    20.77  -14.08  122050.38   -16.44
B (OER)       I 2047-02-09T12:43:02.401    21.50  -13.07  117571.16   -14.96
 
Saturn        I 2047-02-09T13:05:25.363    24.79   -8.33   59709.92             -38.88    -44.48
Saturn        E 2047-02-09T13:49:24.031    30.36    0.83x  59482.21             -48.33    -53.76
 
B (OER)       E 2047-02-09T13:50:48.085    30.51    1.12x 117571.16    14.88
A (IER)       E 2047-02-09T13:55:34.616    31.03    2.10x 122050.38    16.36
Encke (IEG)   E 2047-02-09T14:06:13.992    32.12    4.27x 133423.31    19.09
Encke (OEG)   E 2047-02-09T14:06:30.806    32.15    4.32x 133744.89    19.16
A (OER)       E 2047-02-09T14:09:06.654    32.40    4.85x 136774.40    19.71
F ring        E 2047-02-09T14:12:10.761    32.69    5.47x 140461.00    20.33