Saturn_2047-05-07T04_47_46.4700_MCD.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:15:57 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2047-05-07T04:56:44.390
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          : 4090688893238936704
2Mass ID (if available) : 18150591-2217401
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 18h 15m 05.92458s -22:17:40.07039s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.81
K magnitude             :  6.715
G magnitude             : 11.707
RP magnitude            : 10.398
BP magnitude            : 13.693
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.338
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -10.50
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  132.42
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   84.08
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.09
PA of pole (deg)        :    5.79
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   3.654
C/A sky separation (km) :  24748.0
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 2047-05-07T01:57:39.646   -39.85x  -4.86x 140461.00    -9.78
A (OER)       I 2047-05-07T02:03:57.179   -38.50x  -6.11  136774.40    -9.75
Encke (OEG)   I 2047-05-07T02:09:08.488   -37.38x  -7.13  133744.89    -9.72
Encke (IEG)   I 2047-05-07T02:09:41.594   -37.26x  -7.23  133423.31    -9.71
A (IER)       I 2047-05-07T02:29:21.340   -33.05x -11.05  122050.38    -9.56
B (OER)       I 2047-05-07T02:37:11.746   -31.37x -12.54  117571.16    -9.48
B (IER)       I 2047-05-07T03:23:48.062   -21.51x -21.05   91984.69    -8.71
C (IER)       I 2047-05-07T03:59:37.914 b -14.07x -27.02   74490.58    -7.42
 
Saturn        I 2047-05-07T03:30:03.081   -20.20x -22.13   59951.11             -28.61    -33.69
Saturn        E 2047-05-07T06:22:25.467    13.41  -42.13   60177.07             -14.82    -17.98
 
C (IER)       E 2047-05-07T06:33:28.533    15.31  -42.46   74490.58     7.66
B (IER)       E 2047-05-07T07:08:02.350    20.94  -42.53   91984.69     9.07
B (OER)       E 2047-05-07T07:52:27.242    27.29  -40.53  117571.16    10.02
A (IER)       E 2047-05-07T07:59:51.917    28.24  -39.98  122050.38    10.12
Encke (IEG)   E 2047-05-07T08:18:22.770    30.43  -38.36  133423.31    10.34
Encke (OEG)   E 2047-05-07T08:18:53.855    30.49  -38.31  133744.89    10.35
A (OER)       E 2047-05-07T08:23:45.932    31.02  -37.83  136774.40    10.40
F ring        E 2047-05-07T08:29:39.596    31.64  -37.22  140461.00    10.45