Saturn_2047-07-30T07_54_27.0300_MCD.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:16:03 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2047-07-30T07:49:08.510
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          : 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 (")  :   2.037
C/A sky separation (km) :  13638.2
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 2047-07-30T05:04:36.839    35.99  -33.37  140461.00   -14.31
A (OER)       I 2047-07-30T05:08:54.669    35.77  -33.89  136774.40   -14.29
Encke (OEG)   I 2047-07-30T05:12:26.849    35.58  -34.29  133744.89   -14.27
Encke (IEG)   I 2047-07-30T05:12:49.388    35.56  -34.34  133423.31   -14.27
A (IER)       I 2047-07-30T05:26:08.855    34.73  -35.78  122050.38   -14.18
B (OER)       I 2047-07-30T05:31:25.134    34.35  -36.31  117571.16   -14.14
B (IER)       I 2047-07-30T06:01:53.862    31.66  -38.87   91984.69   -13.80
C (IER)       I 2047-07-30T06:23:20.203    29.31  -40.10   74490.58   -13.35
 
Saturn        I 2047-07-30T06:39:42.127    27.30  -40.69   60254.26               5.54      6.79
Saturn        E 2047-07-30T08:58:58.991     4.56x -33.58   60132.08              17.69     21.36
 
C (IER)       E 2047-07-30T09:01:20.097     4.12x -33.30   74490.58    13.10
B (IER)       E 2047-07-30T09:23:14.406    -0.07x -30.48   91984.69    13.48
B (OER)       E 2047-07-30T09:54:33.430    -6.24x -25.90  117571.16    13.72
A (IER)       E 2047-07-30T09:59:59.649    -7.32x -25.05  122050.38    13.74
Encke (IEG)   E 2047-07-30T10:13:45.832   -10.10x -22.84  133423.31    13.79
Encke (OEG)   E 2047-07-30T10:14:09.157   -10.18x -22.77  133744.89    13.79
A (OER)       E 2047-07-30T10:17:48.821   -10.92x -22.17  136774.40    13.80
F ring        E 2047-07-30T10:22:15.955   -11.83x -21.43  140461.00    13.81