Saturn_2047-06-04T04_07_35.6700_MCD.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:15:59 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2047-06-04T04:11:37.510
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          : 4069720725458625536
2Mass ID (if available) : 18083350-2219456
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 18h 08m 33.50813s -22:19:45.62503s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.12
K magnitude             :  9.701
G magnitude             : 12.749
RP magnitude            : 11.811
BP magnitude            : 13.614
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.082
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -18.53
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  160.84
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   73.76
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.27
PA of pole (deg)        :    5.68
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   4.922
C/A sky separation (km) :  32420.2
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 2047-06-04T02:12:11.823   -12.21x  -4.13x 140461.00   -16.53
A (OER)       I 2047-06-04T02:15:55.805   -11.45x  -4.83x 136774.40   -16.38
Encke (OEG)   I 2047-06-04T02:19:01.462   -10.82x  -5.41  133744.89   -16.25
Encke (IEG)   I 2047-06-04T02:19:21.261   -10.75x  -5.47  133423.31   -16.24
A (IER)       I 2047-06-04T02:31:14.699    -8.34x  -7.67  122050.38   -15.62
B (OER)       I 2047-06-04T02:36:04.266    -7.37x  -8.55  117571.16   -15.31
B (IER)       I 2047-06-04T03:06:34.360    -1.33x -13.95   91984.69   -12.27
C (IER)       I 2047-06-04T03:37:29.412 b   4.61x -19.08   74490.58    -5.91
 
Saturn        I 2047-06-04T03:26:30.787     2.53x -17.30   60062.51              22.44     26.83
Saturn        E 2047-06-04T04:56:17.001    18.50  -29.97   59797.65              35.42     40.93
 
C (IER)       E 2047-06-04T04:16:50.167 b  11.81  -24.97   74490.58     5.88
B (IER)       E 2047-06-04T04:47:45.371 b  17.11  -28.98   91984.69    12.33
B (OER)       E 2047-06-04T05:17:59.962    21.91  -32.24  117571.16    15.49
A (IER)       E 2047-06-04T05:22:46.120    22.63  -32.69  122050.38    15.81
Encke (IEG)   E 2047-06-04T05:34:30.224    24.34  -33.71  133423.31    16.47
Encke (OEG)   E 2047-06-04T05:34:49.745    24.39  -33.74  133744.89    16.48
A (OER)       E 2047-06-04T05:37:52.756    24.82  -33.98  136774.40    16.62
F ring        E 2047-06-04T05:41:33.433    25.34  -34.26  140461.00    16.79