Saturn_2047-03-28T17_20_54.6200_MCD.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:15:55 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2047-03-28T17:32:11.100
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          : 4090524314472389888
2Mass ID (if available) : 18161159-2218186
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 18h 16m 11.58167s -22:18:18.84621s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   3.69
K magnitude             :  9.718
G magnitude             : 14.850
RP magnitude            : 13.459
BP magnitude            : 16.387
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.934
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :   7.73
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   93.55
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  118.14
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.07
PA of pole (deg)        :    5.81
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   1.026
C/A sky separation (km) :   7389.9
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 2047-03-28T12:27:16.388    36.89   -5.69  140461.00    -7.76
A (OER)       I 2047-03-28T12:35:11.523    37.06   -3.99x 136774.40    -7.76
Encke (OEG)   I 2047-03-28T12:41:42.130    37.16   -2.59x 133744.89    -7.75
Encke (IEG)   I 2047-03-28T12:42:23.600    37.17   -2.45x 133423.31    -7.75
A (IER)       I 2047-03-28T13:06:51.143    37.08    2.82x 122050.38    -7.75
B (OER)       I 2047-03-28T13:16:29.579    36.87    4.90x 117571.16    -7.74
B (IER)       I 2047-03-28T14:11:38.718    33.80   16.76x  91984.69    -7.72
C (IER)       I 2047-03-28T14:49:29.314    30.06   24.82x  74490.58    -7.68
 
Saturn        I 2047-03-28T15:19:44.498    26.29   31.15x  60265.46               2.45      3.01
Saturn        E 2047-03-28T19:41:37.523   -21.66x  61.05x  60172.96             -15.17    -18.40
 
C (IER)       E 2047-03-28T19:50:41.871   -23.57x  60.27x  74490.58     8.05
B (IER)       E 2047-03-28T20:26:39.855   -31.19x  56.01x  91984.69     8.16
B (OER)       E 2047-03-28T21:18:37.695   -42.34x  47.57x 117571.16     8.25
A (IER)       E 2047-03-28T21:27:40.319   -44.29x  45.92x 122050.38     8.26
Encke (IEG)   E 2047-03-28T21:50:34.975   -49.24x  41.58x 133423.31     8.29
Encke (OEG)   E 2047-03-28T21:51:13.788   -49.38x  41.46x 133744.89     8.29
A (OER)       E 2047-03-28T21:57:19.299   -50.70x  40.27x 136774.40     8.29
F ring        E 2047-03-28T22:04:43.780   -52.30x  38.81x 140461.00     8.30