Saturn_2047-05-03T06_48_05.6100_KPNO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:15:04 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2047-05-03T06:56:17.040
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Saturn occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : KPNO
Location                : Kitt Peak Natl Obs
Latitude (deg)          :  31.96333
E. Longitude (deg)      : 248.40000
Altitude (km)           :   2.120
Gaia source ID          : 4090711605025997568
2Mass ID (if available) : 18154085-2217237
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 18h 15m 40.87780s -22:17:23.98928s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.76
K magnitude             :  7.443
G magnitude             : 11.836
RP magnitude            : 10.667
BP magnitude            : 13.288
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.387
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  -8.96
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  128.50
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  140.40
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.07
PA of pole (deg)        :    5.80
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   2.497
C/A sky separation (km) :  17003.3
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 2047-05-03T02:35:30.335   -41.79x  -6.43  140461.00    -8.67
A (OER)       I 2047-05-03T02:42:35.815   -40.29x  -7.81  136774.40    -8.66
Encke (OEG)   I 2047-05-03T02:48:25.695   -39.05x  -8.94  133744.89    -8.66
Encke (IEG)   I 2047-05-03T02:49:02.848   -38.91x  -9.06  133423.31    -8.66
A (IER)       I 2047-05-03T03:10:59.166   -34.26x -13.23  122050.38    -8.62
B (OER)       I 2047-05-03T03:19:39.255   -32.43x -14.84  117571.16    -8.60
B (IER)       I 2047-05-03T04:09:45.750   -21.93x -23.68   91984.69    -8.38
C (IER)       I 2047-05-03T04:45:16.738   -14.64x -29.31   74490.58    -7.99
 
Saturn        I 2047-05-03T05:09:53.669    -9.67x -32.79   60242.74               7.75      9.49
Saturn        E 2047-05-03T08:40:16.975    26.43  -39.05   60083.62              21.40     25.65
 
C (IER)       E 2047-05-03T08:32:56.298 b  25.48  -39.66   74490.58     8.29
B (IER)       E 2047-05-03T09:06:59.250    29.55  -36.39   91984.69     8.79
B (OER)       E 2047-05-03T09:54:26.059    33.71  -30.26  117571.16     9.15
A (IER)       E 2047-05-03T10:02:34.752    34.23  -29.05  122050.38     9.19
Encke (IEG)   E 2047-05-03T10:23:07.121    35.23  -25.86  133423.31     9.27
Encke (OEG)   E 2047-05-03T10:23:41.815    35.25  -25.76  133744.89     9.27
A (OER)       E 2047-05-03T10:29:08.308    35.44  -24.88  136774.40     9.29
F ring        E 2047-05-03T10:35:44.798    35.63  -23.79  140461.00     9.31