Saturn_2047-02-10T13_36_30.5700_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               : 2047-02-10T13:34:53.830
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          : 4069670663323395456
2Mass ID (if available) : 18041581-2222317
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 18h 04m 15.80468s -22:22:31.87880s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.12
K magnitude             :  6.951
G magnitude             : 13.626
RP magnitude            : 12.097
BP magnitude            : 17.003
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 10.649
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  28.70
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   50.09
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  131.15
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.41
PA of pole (deg)        :    5.60
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   1.179
C/A sky separation (km) :   9108.0
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 2047-02-10T12:12:56.492    17.28  -19.35  140461.00   -28.78
A (OER)       I 2047-02-10T12:15:04.620    17.63  -18.89  136774.40   -28.76
Encke (OEG)   I 2047-02-10T12:16:49.978    17.92  -18.52  133744.89   -28.75
Encke (IEG)   I 2047-02-10T12:17:01.166    17.95  -18.48  133423.31   -28.74
A (IER)       I 2047-02-10T12:23:37.330    19.02  -17.06  122050.38   -28.67
B (OER)       I 2047-02-10T12:26:13.664    19.43  -16.51  117571.16   -28.63
B (IER)       I 2047-02-10T12:41:11.372    21.76  -13.31   91984.69   -28.34
C (IER)       I 2047-02-10T12:51:32.596    23.31  -11.11   74490.58   -27.94
 
Saturn        I 2047-02-10T12:59:54.868    24.51   -9.34   60265.31              -2.48     -3.05
Saturn        E 2047-02-10T14:09:53.328    32.80    5.18x  60194.28             -13.11    -15.95
 
C (IER)       E 2047-02-10T14:13:59.780    33.17    6.01x  74490.58    27.86
B (IER)       E 2047-02-10T14:24:23.054    34.04    8.10x  91984.69    28.24
B (OER)       E 2047-02-10T14:39:24.389    35.12   11.08x 117571.17    28.51
A (IER)       E 2047-02-10T14:42:01.441    35.28   11.60x 122050.38    28.54
Encke (IEG)   E 2047-02-10T14:48:39.536    35.67   12.90x 133423.31    28.60
Encke (OEG)   E 2047-02-10T14:48:50.781    35.68   12.93x 133744.89    28.60
A (OER)       E 2047-02-10T14:50:36.682    35.78   13.28x 136774.40    28.61
F ring        E 2047-02-10T14:52:45.485    35.89   13.69x 140461.00    28.63