Saturn_2047-09-20T00_01_08.8900_KPNO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:15:13 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2047-09-19T23:55:20.040
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          : 4068922724902655744
2Mass ID (if available) : 17493350-2233011
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 49m 33.48982s -22:33:01.52222s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.06
K magnitude             :  7.434
G magnitude             : 14.878
RP magnitude            : 13.191
BP magnitude            : 17.902
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.973
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :   8.94
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   91.27
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   88.73
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.91
PA of pole (deg)        :    5.31
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   7.256
C/A sky separation (km) :  52486.9
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
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
F ring        I 2047-09-19T21:09:39.670     8.47   49.97x 140461.00    -4.90
A (OER)       I 2047-09-19T21:22:36.235    10.75   47.93x 136774.40    -4.59
Encke (OEG)   I 2047-09-19T21:33:56.853    12.70   46.06x 133744.89    -4.31
Encke (IEG)   I 2047-09-19T21:35:11.800    12.91   45.84x 133423.31    -4.27
A (IER)       I 2047-09-19T22:29:15.009    21.48   35.96x 122050.38    -2.68
B (OER)       I 2047-09-19T23:05:27.694 b  26.39   28.79x 117571.16    -1.43
 
Saturn        I 2047-09-19T23:01:16.794    25.86   29.64x  59384.16              50.89     56.18
Saturn        E 2047-09-20T00:49:18.814    35.04    7.12x  59331.60              53.06     58.20
 
B (OER)       E 2047-09-20T00:23:33.845 b  33.79   12.58x 117571.16     1.41
A (IER)       E 2047-09-20T01:00:14.063    35.37    4.80x 122050.38     2.64
Encke (IEG)   E 2047-09-20T01:55:23.063    35.10   -6.91  133423.31     4.17
Encke (OEG)   E 2047-09-20T01:56:39.843    35.06   -7.18  133744.89     4.20
A (OER)       E 2047-09-20T02:08:17.698    34.58   -9.64  136774.40     4.48
F ring        E 2047-09-20T02:21:35.192    33.87  -12.44  140461.00     4.77