Saturn_2047-09-01T09_01_51.8100_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               : 2047-09-01T08:23:09.800
Event type              : XRgt
                        : No Saturn occs
                        : 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          : 4068973130657345280
2Mass ID (if available) : 17482257-2229442
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 48m 22.56209s -22:29:44.37926s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.92
K magnitude             :  6.765
G magnitude             : 14.471
RP magnitude            : 12.719
BP magnitude            : 18.568
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.670
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  -0.82
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  109.10
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   34.09
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.88
PA of pole (deg)        :    5.29
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :  12.386
C/A sky separation (km) :  86869.8
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 2047-08-31T15:24:38.799   -71.18x  36.07x 140461.00    -1.22
A (OER)       I 2047-08-31T16:14:51.427   -60.66x  46.41x 136774.40    -1.23
Encke (OEG)   I 2047-08-31T16:55:45.627   -51.86x  54.28x 133744.89    -1.24
Encke (IEG)   I 2047-08-31T17:00:04.925   -50.93x  55.06x 133423.31    -1.24
A (IER)       I 2047-08-31T19:31:04.958   -18.70x  66.48x 122050.38    -1.26
B (OER)       I 2047-08-31T20:30:28.307    -6.58x  58.83x 117571.16    -1.25
B (IER)       I 2047-09-01T03:47:14.948    31.71  -30.37   91984.69    -0.50
 
No planet occultations
 
B (IER)       E 2047-09-01T09:03:26.364   -23.19x -40.67   91984.69     0.51
B (OER)       E 2047-09-01T15:52:35.602   -64.56x  41.75x 117571.16     1.45
A (IER)       E 2047-09-01T16:42:51.281   -53.80x  51.70x 122050.38     1.51
Encke (IEG)   E 2047-09-01T18:44:07.531   -27.74x  67.41x 133423.31     1.60
Encke (OEG)   E 2047-09-01T18:47:28.524   -27.03x  67.50x 133744.89     1.60
A (OER)       E 2047-09-01T19:18:55.374   -20.42x  66.94x 136774.40     1.61
F ring        E 2047-09-01T19:57:01.167   -12.55x  63.41x 140461.00     1.61