Saturn_2047-06-10T07_14_43.5000_MCD.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:16:00 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2047-06-10T07:15:19.270
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          : 4069682659190601728
2Mass ID (if available) : 18064326-2220240
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 18h 06m 43.26503s -22:20:24.03665s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.07
K magnitude             :  7.426
G magnitude             : 14.361
RP magnitude            : 12.820
BP magnitude            : 17.908
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.054
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -19.42
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  167.12
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   17.24
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.32
PA of pole (deg)        :    5.64
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   3.903
C/A sky separation (km) :  25627.1
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 2047-06-10T05:19:46.875    25.82  -31.78  140461.00   -18.64
A (OER)       I 2047-06-10T05:23:05.197    26.27  -32.09  136774.40   -18.54
Encke (OEG)   I 2047-06-10T05:25:48.960    26.63  -32.34  133744.89   -18.46
Encke (IEG)   I 2047-06-10T05:26:06.387    26.67  -32.36  133423.31   -18.45
A (IER)       I 2047-06-10T05:36:29.072    28.01  -33.24  122050.38   -18.06
B (OER)       I 2047-06-10T05:40:38.304    28.53  -33.56  117571.16   -17.88
B (IER)       I 2047-06-10T06:05:33.608    31.37  -35.17   91984.69   -16.13
C (IER)       I 2047-06-10T06:25:07.642    33.25  -36.00   74490.58   -13.38
 
Saturn        I 2047-06-10T06:29:29.767    33.63  -36.13   60157.28              16.22     19.63
Saturn        E 2047-06-10T08:00:54.798    37.11  -34.23   59944.19              28.61     33.69
 
C (IER)       E 2047-06-10T07:45:09.891 b  37.14  -35.18   74490.58    13.34
B (IER)       E 2047-06-10T08:04:45.640    37.06  -33.96   91984.69    16.12
B (OER)       E 2047-06-10T08:29:40.813    36.36  -31.91  117571.16    17.89
A (IER)       E 2047-06-10T08:33:49.922    36.17  -31.51  122050.38    18.07
Encke (IEG)   E 2047-06-10T08:44:12.221    35.64  -30.47  133423.31    18.46
Encke (OEG)   E 2047-06-10T08:44:29.637    35.62  -30.44  133744.89    18.47
A (OER)       E 2047-06-10T08:47:13.281    35.47  -30.15  136774.40    18.55
F ring        E 2047-06-10T08:50:31.451    35.26  -29.79  140461.00    18.65