Saturn_2047-03-29T14_05_34.5000_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               : 2047-03-29T14:09:38.180
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          : 4090524275738786176
2Mass ID (if available) : 18161721-2218192
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 18h 16m 17.20769s -22:18:19.47598s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.96
K magnitude             :  9.171
G magnitude             : 14.795
RP magnitude            : 13.399
BP magnitude            : 17.236
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.919
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :   7.30
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   94.38
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  128.48
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.07
PA of pole (deg)        :    5.82
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   5.561
C/A sky separation (km) :  40006.8
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 2047-03-29T09:05:35.723    14.90  -44.87  140461.00    -5.97
A (OER)       I 2047-03-29T09:15:58.998    16.65  -43.19  136774.40    -5.86
Encke (OEG)   I 2047-03-29T09:24:40.447    18.09  -41.74  133744.89    -5.76
Encke (IEG)   I 2047-03-29T09:25:36.329    18.24  -41.59  133423.31    -5.75
A (IER)       I 2047-03-29T09:59:51.995    23.54  -35.47  122050.38    -5.30
B (OER)       I 2047-03-29T10:14:15.050    25.58  -32.75  117571.16    -5.08
B (IER)       I 2047-03-29T12:02:18.564    36.09  -10.74   91984.69    -2.53
 
Saturn        I 2047-03-29T12:22:37.277    36.87   -6.42   59943.08             -29.03    -34.15
Saturn        E 2047-03-29T15:55:07.129    20.57   38.63x  59585.26             -44.96    -50.52
 
B (IER)       E 2047-03-29T14:22:40.768 b  32.47   19.39x  91984.69     2.52
B (OER)       E 2047-03-29T16:10:40.910    18.09   41.70x 117571.16     5.09
A (IER)       E 2047-03-29T16:25:01.119    15.71   44.45x 122050.38     5.32
Encke (IEG)   E 2047-03-29T16:59:09.693     9.73   50.64x 133423.31     5.77
Encke (OEG)   E 2047-03-29T17:00:05.389     9.56   50.80x 133744.89     5.78
A (OER)       E 2047-03-29T17:08:45.152     7.98   52.26x 136774.40     5.88
F ring        E 2047-03-29T17:19:06.550     6.07   53.93x 140461.00     5.99