Saturn_2048-06-29T05_30_37.2000_MCD.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:16:12 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2048-06-29T05:32:12.530
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          : 4078739645704475392
2Mass ID (if available) : 18532583-2218346
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 18h 53m 25.82167s -22:18:34.87945s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.27
K magnitude             :  8.785
G magnitude             : 13.282
RP magnitude            : 12.023
BP magnitude            : 15.029
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.024
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -20.04
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  175.12
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   39.07
B (ring opening deg)    :   25.16
PA of pole (deg)        :    6.39
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   1.517
C/A sky separation (km) :   9929.4
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 2048-06-29T03:42:54.990    15.76  -18.54  140461.00   -22.21
A (OER)       I 2048-06-29T03:45:41.007    16.22  -18.98  136774.40   -22.20
Encke (OEG)   I 2048-06-29T03:47:57.500    16.60  -19.33  133744.89   -22.19
Encke (IEG)   I 2048-06-29T03:48:11.992    16.64  -19.37  133423.31   -22.19
A (IER)       I 2048-06-29T03:56:45.065    18.06  -20.69  122050.38   -22.14
B (OER)       I 2048-06-29T04:00:07.475    18.61  -21.19  117571.16   -22.12
B (IER)       I 2048-06-29T04:19:29.365    21.66  -24.00   91984.69   -21.90
C (IER)       I 2048-06-29T04:32:53.500    23.66  -25.81   74490.58   -21.58
 
Saturn        I 2048-06-29T04:43:35.830    25.19  -27.18   60264.52              -2.99     -3.67
Saturn        E 2048-06-29T06:20:36.813    35.34  -35.51   60118.86              20.00     24.04
 
C (IER)       E 2048-06-29T06:18:29.108 b  35.21  -35.42   74490.58    21.59
B (IER)       E 2048-06-29T06:31:52.432    35.99  -35.91   91984.69    21.92
B (OER)       E 2048-06-29T06:51:12.411    36.80  -36.28  117571.16    22.16
A (IER)       E 2048-06-29T06:54:34.417    36.90  -36.31  122050.38    22.19
Encke (IEG)   E 2048-06-29T07:03:06.384    37.09  -36.32  133423.31    22.24
Encke (OEG)   E 2048-06-29T07:03:20.843    37.10  -36.31  133744.89    22.24
A (OER)       E 2048-06-29T07:05:37.022    37.14  -36.30  136774.40    22.25
F ring        E 2048-06-29T07:08:22.645    37.18  -36.28  140461.00    22.27