Saturn_2048-02-17T14_04_48.6300_KPNO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:15:18 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2048-02-17T14:03:17.830
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          : 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)      :   89.58
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 (")  :   5.321
C/A sky separation (km) :  41304.7
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 2048-02-17T12:51:11.034    14.48  -16.62  140461.00   -24.94
A (OER)       I 2048-02-17T12:53:40.251    14.89  -16.09  136774.40   -24.46
Encke (OEG)   I 2048-02-17T12:55:45.191    15.24  -15.65  133744.89   -24.03
Encke (IEG)   I 2048-02-17T12:55:58.587    15.27  -15.60  133423.31   -23.98
A (IER)       I 2048-02-17T13:04:13.020    16.62  -13.86  122050.38   -21.93
B (OER)       I 2048-02-17T13:07:42.120    17.18  -13.12  117571.16   -20.89
B (IER)       I 2048-02-17T13:36:50.562    21.67   -6.98   91984.69    -6.64
 
Saturn        I 2048-02-17T13:39:09.110    22.01   -6.50   59966.41             -29.14    -34.27
Saturn        E 2048-02-17T14:27:10.033    28.32    3.43x  59577.17             -47.79    -53.24
 
B (IER)       E 2048-02-17T13:56:07.986 b  24.40   -2.96x  91984.69     6.62
B (OER)       E 2048-02-17T14:25:25.939 b  28.11    3.08x 117571.16    20.78
A (IER)       E 2048-02-17T14:28:56.081    28.52    3.80x 122050.38    21.83
Encke (IEG)   E 2048-02-17T14:37:12.773    29.44    5.48x 133423.31    23.88
Encke (OEG)   E 2048-02-17T14:37:26.228    29.47    5.52x 133744.89    23.92
A (OER)       E 2048-02-17T14:39:31.713    29.69    5.95x 136774.40    24.36
F ring        E 2048-02-17T14:42:01.575    29.96    6.45x 140461.00    24.84