Saturn_2047-07-04T03_06_29.6400_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               : 2047-07-04T03:09:53.640
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          : 4069549652636377472
2Mass ID (if available) : 17591171-2222593
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 59m 11.72141s -22:22:59.30499s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.07
K magnitude             :  9.000
G magnitude             : 14.314
RP magnitude            : 13.018
BP magnitude            : 16.276
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.048
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -19.56
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  168.31
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   32.90
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.54
PA of pole (deg)        :    5.50
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   7.047
C/A sky separation (km) :  46249.3
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 2047-07-04T02:07:54.486    11.47   -1.89x 140461.00   -14.24
A (OER)       I 2047-07-04T02:12:17.178    12.25   -2.72x 136774.40   -13.82
Encke (OEG)   I 2047-07-04T02:15:59.306    12.90   -3.42x 133744.89   -13.45
Encke (IEG)   I 2047-07-04T02:16:23.255    12.97   -3.50x 133423.31   -13.41
A (IER)       I 2047-07-04T02:31:31.315    15.57   -6.31  122050.38   -11.56
B (OER)       I 2047-07-04T02:38:15.897    16.70   -7.55  117571.16   -10.56
 
Saturn        I 2047-07-04T02:38:30.435    16.74   -7.59   59446.81             -49.48    -54.85
Saturn        E 2047-07-04T03:41:35.195    26.28  -18.42   59720.63             -38.21    -43.80
 
B (OER)       E 2047-07-04T04:17:16.234    30.64  -23.81  117571.16    10.64
A (IER)       E 2047-07-04T04:23:58.031    31.36  -24.75  122050.38    11.64
Encke (IEG)   E 2047-07-04T04:38:59.653    32.83  -26.75  133423.31    13.51
Encke (OEG)   E 2047-07-04T04:39:23.426    32.86  -26.80  133744.89    13.55
A (OER)       E 2047-07-04T04:43:03.898    33.19  -27.27  136774.40    13.93
F ring        E 2047-07-04T04:47:24.577    33.57  -27.81  140461.00    14.35