Saturn_2047-07-02T10_53_27.7000_MCD.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:16:01 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2047-07-02T10:48:46.800
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          : 4069550064953140480
2Mass ID (if available) : 17594295-2222492
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 59m 42.96499s -22:22:49.52183s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.15
K magnitude             :  6.684
G magnitude             : 14.021
RP magnitude            : 12.451
BP magnitude            : 17.905
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.043
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -19.72
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  170.01
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   57.95
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.52
PA of pole (deg)        :    5.51
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   7.225
C/A sky separation (km) :  47387.4
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 2047-07-02T09:48:12.058    16.78  -23.00  140461.00   -13.82
A (OER)       I 2047-07-02T09:52:43.276    16.03  -22.34  136774.40   -13.36
Encke (OEG)   I 2047-07-02T09:56:33.730    15.38  -21.77  133744.89   -12.93
Encke (IEG)   I 2047-07-02T09:56:58.645    15.31  -21.71  133423.31   -12.88
A (IER)       I 2047-07-02T10:12:56.387    12.55  -19.27  122050.38   -10.78
B (OER)       I 2047-07-02T10:20:15.222 b  11.26  -18.12  117571.16    -9.62
 
Saturn        I 2047-07-02T10:18:44.741    11.53  -18.36   59428.85             -50.27    -55.60
Saturn        E 2047-07-02T11:19:13.820     0.28x  -8.02   59671.87             -40.26    -45.88
 
B (OER)       E 2047-07-02T11:51:10.432    -6.00x  -2.10x 117571.16     9.56
A (IER)       E 2047-07-02T11:58:32.491    -7.48x  -0.70x 122050.38    10.69
Encke (IEG)   E 2047-07-02T12:14:40.270   -10.74x   2.41x 133423.31    12.72
Encke (OEG)   E 2047-07-02T12:15:05.497   -10.82x   2.49x 133744.89    12.77
A (OER)       E 2047-07-02T12:18:58.953   -11.62x   3.25x 136774.40    13.18
F ring        E 2047-07-02T12:23:33.966   -12.55x   4.15x 140461.00    13.63