Saturn_2048-02-17T14_04_48.6300_IRTF.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:17:55 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2048-02-17T14:01:47.730
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Saturn occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : IRTF
Location                : Mauna Kea/IRTF
Latitude (deg)          :  19.82622
E. Longitude (deg)      : 204.52800
Altitude (km)           :   4.168
Gaia source ID          : 4078694050337001600
2Mass ID (if available) : 18513416-2216435
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 18h 51m 34.16769s -22:16:43.50483s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.34
K magnitude             :  9.568
G magnitude             : 10.428
RP magnitude            : 10.078
BP magnitude            : 10.635
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 10.704
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  30.31
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   46.00
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   89.20
B (ring opening deg)    :   25.17
PA of pole (deg)        :    6.36
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   5.599
C/A sky separation (km) :  43469.6
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 2048-02-17T12:51:41.310   -15.24x -56.47  140461.00   -24.12
A (OER)       I 2048-02-17T12:54:15.912   -14.67x -55.87  136774.40   -23.56
Encke (OEG)   I 2048-02-17T12:56:25.893   -14.18x -55.36  133744.89   -23.05
Encke (IEG)   I 2048-02-17T12:56:39.862   -14.13x -55.31  133423.31   -22.99
A (IER)       I 2048-02-17T13:05:20.919   -12.20x -53.28  122050.38   -20.55
B (OER)       I 2048-02-17T13:09:05.643   -11.36x -52.40  117571.16   -19.29
 
Saturn        I 2048-02-17T13:39:04.933    -4.75x -45.36   59913.71             -31.88    -37.21
Saturn        E 2048-02-17T14:24:14.220     5.00x -34.73   59531.12             -49.94    -55.29
 
B (OER)       E 2048-02-17T14:19:56.862 b   4.09x -35.74  117571.16    19.14
A (IER)       E 2048-02-17T14:23:43.334 b   4.89x -34.86  122050.38    20.40
Encke (IEG)   E 2048-02-17T14:32:28.394     6.74  -32.80  133423.31    22.82
Encke (OEG)   E 2048-02-17T14:32:42.471     6.79  -32.74  133744.89    22.87
A (OER)       E 2048-02-17T14:34:53.459     7.25  -32.23  136774.40    23.38
F ring        E 2048-02-17T14:37:29.274     7.80  -31.62  140461.00    23.94