Saturn_2047-09-20T00_01_08.8900_MCD.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:16:06 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2047-09-19T23:56:48.940
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          : 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)      :   88.78
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 (")  :   7.267
C/A sky separation (km) :  52561.5
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 2047-09-19T21:11:15.288    14.77   45.49x 140461.00    -4.84
A (OER)       I 2047-09-19T21:24:21.527    16.97   43.11x 136774.40    -4.53
Encke (OEG)   I 2047-09-19T21:35:51.045    18.83   40.96x 133744.89    -4.25
Encke (IEG)   I 2047-09-19T21:37:07.001    19.04   40.72x 133423.31    -4.22
A (IER)       I 2047-09-19T22:32:04.982    27.03   29.82x 122050.38    -2.62
B (OER)       I 2047-09-19T23:09:39.897 b  31.40   22.00x 117571.16    -1.34
 
Saturn        I 2047-09-19T23:02:50.865    30.68   23.43x  59379.68              51.08     56.35
Saturn        E 2047-09-20T00:50:38.795    36.93    0.37x  59331.09              53.08     58.22
 
B (OER)       E 2047-09-20T00:23:41.861 b  36.47    6.18x 117571.16     1.33
A (IER)       E 2047-09-20T01:01:36.559    36.89   -1.99x 122050.38     2.59
Encke (IEG)   E 2047-09-20T01:57:20.155    34.72  -13.93  133423.31     4.15
Encke (OEG)   E 2047-09-20T01:58:37.363    34.63  -14.20  133744.89     4.18
A (OER)       E 2047-09-20T02:10:18.617    33.77  -16.67  136774.40     4.46
F ring        E 2047-09-20T02:23:39.027    32.62  -19.48  140461.00     4.75