Saturn_2047-07-30T07_54_27.0300_KPNO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:15:11 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2047-07-30T07:49:44.700
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Saturn occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : KPNO
Location                : Kitt Peak Natl Obs
Latitude (deg)          :  31.96333
E. Longitude (deg)      : 248.40000
Altitude (km)           :   2.120
Gaia source ID          : 4070419744383371392
2Mass ID (if available) : 17520833-2225246
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 52m 08.31751s -22:25:24.46324s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.64
K magnitude             :  9.524
G magnitude             : 13.630
RP magnitude            : 12.544
BP magnitude            : 14.850
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.229
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -13.80
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  141.71
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   47.30
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.73
PA of pole (deg)        :    5.36
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   2.085
C/A sky separation (km) :  13956.0
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 2047-07-30T05:05:27.475    35.65  -28.54  140461.00   -14.30
A (OER)       I 2047-07-30T05:09:45.408    35.58  -29.13  136774.40   -14.28
Encke (OEG)   I 2047-07-30T05:13:17.673    35.50  -29.60  133744.89   -14.26
Encke (IEG)   I 2047-07-30T05:13:40.222    35.49  -29.65  133423.31   -14.26
A (IER)       I 2047-07-30T05:27:00.027    35.07  -31.35  122050.38   -14.18
B (OER)       I 2047-07-30T05:32:16.458    34.85  -31.99  117571.16   -14.13
B (IER)       I 2047-07-30T06:02:46.587    33.05  -35.27   91984.69   -13.79
C (IER)       I 2047-07-30T06:24:15.210    31.27  -37.09   74490.58   -13.32
 
Saturn        I 2047-07-30T06:40:32.131    29.67  -38.17   60253.14               5.76      7.06
Saturn        E 2047-07-30T08:59:17.460     9.36  -35.63   60127.37              18.01     21.73
 
C (IER)       E 2047-07-30T09:01:08.868     9.03  -35.46   74490.58    13.09
B (IER)       E 2047-07-30T09:23:03.093     5.07  -33.22   91984.69    13.49
B (OER)       E 2047-07-30T09:54:19.228    -0.80x -29.38  117571.16    13.75
A (IER)       E 2047-07-30T09:59:44.752    -1.84x -28.64  122050.38    13.77
Encke (IEG)   E 2047-07-30T10:13:29.006    -4.51x -26.70  133423.31    13.82
Encke (OEG)   E 2047-07-30T10:13:52.274    -4.58x -26.64  133744.89    13.82
A (OER)       E 2047-07-30T10:17:31.390    -5.30x -26.11  136774.40    13.83
F ring        E 2047-07-30T10:21:57.841    -6.17x -25.45  140461.00    13.84