Saturn_2047-08-24T04_46_51.2900_MCD.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:16:05 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2047-08-24T04:24:49.710
Event type              : XRt
                        : No Saturn occs
                        : Ring occs: topocentric, not geoecetric
Observer code           : MCD
Location                : McDonald Obs. 2.7m
Latitude (deg)          :  30.67158
E. Longitude (deg)      : 255.97844
Altitude (km)           :   2.075
Gaia source ID          : 4068973955290849152
2Mass ID (if available) : 17483900-2228410
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 48m 39.00208s -22:28:41.32907s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.96
K magnitude             :  9.898
G magnitude             : 14.558
RP magnitude            : 13.356
BP magnitude            : 16.112
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.545
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  -4.05
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  117.05
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   80.25
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.86
PA of pole (deg)        :    5.29
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   9.813
C/A sky separation (km) :  67932.9
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 2047-08-24T05:41:50.120    21.02  -44.50  140461.00    -1.06
 
No planet occultations
 
F ring        E 2047-08-24T09:36:37.520   -23.49x -33.70  140461.00     0.89