Saturn_2047-05-09T04_27_08.1800_MCD.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:15:58 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2047-05-09T04:35:27.120
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          : 4090691646387294848
2Mass ID (if available) : 18144604-2217451
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 18h 14m 46.05020s -22:17:45.39855s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.15
K magnitude             :  6.910
G magnitude             : 14.876
RP magnitude            : 13.197
BP magnitude            : 19.760
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.313
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -11.25
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  134.42
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   53.58
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 (")  :   2.889
C/A sky separation (km) :  19515.2
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 2047-05-09T01:37:45.207   -42.38x  -0.60x 140461.00   -10.82
A (OER)       I 2047-05-09T01:43:26.167   -41.15x  -1.74x 136774.40   -10.80
Encke (OEG)   I 2047-05-09T01:48:06.840   -40.14x  -2.68x 133744.89   -10.78
Encke (IEG)   I 2047-05-09T01:48:36.661   -40.04x  -2.78x 133423.31   -10.78
A (IER)       I 2047-05-09T02:06:15.420   -36.24x  -6.27  122050.38   -10.70
B (OER)       I 2047-05-09T02:13:15.078   -34.74x  -7.64  117571.16   -10.65
B (IER)       I 2047-05-09T02:54:01.907   -26.06x -15.37   91984.69   -10.20
C (IER)       I 2047-05-09T03:23:33.312 b -19.85x -20.65   74490.58    -9.47
 
Saturn        I 2047-05-09T03:11:07.808   -22.45x -18.47   60040.80             -23.88    -28.45
Saturn        E 2047-05-09T05:58:49.591    10.69  -40.44   60225.96             -10.00    -12.22
 
C (IER)       E 2047-05-09T06:16:06.277    13.74  -41.35   74490.58     9.77
B (IER)       E 2047-05-09T06:44:36.564    18.52  -42.10   91984.69    10.61
B (OER)       E 2047-05-09T07:23:34.989    24.47  -41.55  117571.16    11.21
A (IER)       E 2047-05-09T07:30:13.339    25.41  -41.28  122050.38    11.28
Encke (IEG)   E 2047-05-09T07:46:54.995    27.63  -40.37  133423.31    11.42
Encke (OEG)   E 2047-05-09T07:47:23.139    27.69  -40.34  133744.89    11.43
A (OER)       E 2047-05-09T07:51:47.859    28.25  -40.05  136774.40    11.46
F ring        E 2047-05-09T07:57:09.012    28.91  -39.66  140461.00    11.50