Saturn_2047-09-13T19_55_25.8000_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               : 2047-09-13T19:37:12.520
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          : 4068970450597019648
2Mass ID (if available) : 17485412-2231553
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 48m 54.12593s -22:31:55.52302s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.79
K magnitude             :  8.557
G magnitude             : 14.694
RP magnitude            : 13.197
BP magnitude            : 17.810
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.871
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :   5.91
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   97.14
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  172.61
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.91
PA of pole (deg)        :    5.30
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   2.962
C/A sky separation (km) :  21204.7
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 2047-09-13T13:22:17.799   -81.98x   8.41x 140461.00    -5.94
A (OER)       I 2047-09-13T13:32:39.572   -81.38x  10.64x 136774.40    -5.92
Encke (OEG)   I 2047-09-13T13:41:11.745   -80.48x  12.47x 133744.89    -5.91
Encke (IEG)   I 2047-09-13T13:42:06.183   -80.37x  12.67x 133423.31    -5.91
A (IER)       I 2047-09-13T14:14:22.406   -75.06x  19.59x 122050.38    -5.84
B (OER)       I 2047-09-13T14:27:12.245   -72.56x  22.32x 117571.16    -5.80
B (IER)       I 2047-09-13T15:42:46.250   -56.70x  38.00x  91984.69    -5.44
C (IER)       I 2047-09-13T16:38:52.312   -44.59x  48.70x  74490.58    -4.90
 
Saturn        I 2047-09-13T17:00:51.465   -39.85x  52.47x  60181.35              13.92     16.92
Saturn        E 2047-09-13T22:19:01.797    21.99   34.26x  60041.01              22.96     27.42
 
C (IER)       E 2047-09-13T22:01:42.895 b  19.31   37.77x  74490.58     4.53
B (IER)       E 2047-09-13T23:03:01.080    28.05   25.10x  91984.69     4.93
B (OER)       E 2047-09-14T00:27:07.331    35.66    7.08x 117571.16     5.18
A (IER)       E 2047-09-14T00:41:30.365    36.31    3.98x 122050.38     5.20
Encke (IEG)   E 2047-09-14T01:17:43.436    36.95   -3.81x 133423.31     5.26
Encke (OEG)   E 2047-09-14T01:18:44.536    36.95   -4.03x 133744.89     5.26
A (OER)       E 2047-09-14T01:28:19.288    36.87   -6.08  136774.40     5.28
F ring        E 2047-09-14T01:39:56.635    36.64   -8.55  140461.00     5.30