Saturn_2047-10-06T04_38_50.1300_KPNO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:15:16 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2047-10-06T04:43:13.850
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          : 4070223309734818560
2Mass ID (if available) : 17523014-2236222
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 52m 30.15059s -22:36:22.15255s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.93
K magnitude             :  9.657
G magnitude             : 14.331
RP magnitude            : 13.138
BP magnitude            : 15.889
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 10.239
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  16.75
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   76.07
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  128.61
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.90
PA of pole (deg)        :    5.38
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   4.814
C/A sky separation (km) :  35748.1
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 2047-10-06T02:40:19.820    26.43  -20.86  140461.00   -13.64
A (OER)       I 2047-10-06T02:44:51.767    25.86  -21.81  136774.40   -13.47
Encke (OEG)   I 2047-10-06T02:48:37.898    25.38  -22.60  133744.89   -13.32
Encke (IEG)   I 2047-10-06T02:49:02.053    25.33  -22.69  133423.31   -13.30
A (IER)       I 2047-10-06T03:03:38.858    23.37  -25.75  122050.38   -12.61
B (OER)       I 2047-10-06T03:09:39.097    22.53  -27.01  117571.16   -12.26
B (IER)       I 2047-10-06T03:49:46.037    16.44  -35.26   91984.69    -8.54
 
Saturn        I 2047-10-06T03:54:48.828    15.62  -36.27   59893.17             -30.15    -35.36
Saturn        E 2047-10-06T05:31:16.078    -1.65x -54.00   59798.14             -34.27    -39.74
 
B (IER)       E 2047-10-06T05:24:40.311 b  -0.39x -52.94   91984.69     8.61
B (OER)       E 2047-10-06T06:04:14.781    -8.09x -58.65  117571.16    12.48
A (IER)       E 2047-10-06T06:10:08.310    -9.26x -59.36  122050.38    12.85
Encke (IEG)   E 2047-10-06T06:24:26.970   -12.12x -60.86  133423.31    13.61
Encke (OEG)   E 2047-10-06T06:24:50.590   -12.20x -60.90  133744.89    13.62
A (OER)       E 2047-10-06T06:28:31.618   -12.94x -61.23  136774.40    13.79
F ring        E 2047-10-06T06:32:57.213   -13.84x -61.60  140461.00    13.97