Saturn_2048-07-01T02_30_06.1100_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               : 2048-07-01T02:34:13.230
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          : 4078734521786991872
2Mass ID (if available) : 18525030-2219374
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 18h 52m 50.28685s -22:19:37.73104s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.91
K magnitude             :  8.489
G magnitude             : 11.856
RP magnitude            : 10.913
BP magnitude            : 12.782
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.021
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -20.11
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  177.02
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   64.76
B (ring opening deg)    :   25.19
PA of pole (deg)        :    6.38
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   7.012
C/A sky separation (km) :  45878.0
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 2048-07-01T01:49:31.844    -3.67x   1.64x 140461.00   -16.16
A (OER)       I 2048-07-01T01:53:22.909    -2.91x   0.90x 136774.40   -15.75
Encke (OEG)   I 2048-07-01T01:56:37.580    -2.28x   0.28x 133744.89   -15.37
Encke (IEG)   I 2048-07-01T01:56:58.525    -2.21x   0.21x 133423.31   -15.33
A (IER)       I 2048-07-01T02:10:04.442 b   0.35x  -2.29x 122050.38   -13.53
B (OER)       I 2048-07-01T02:15:47.307 b   1.45x  -3.37x 117571.16   -12.58
 
Saturn        I 2048-07-01T02:03:06.720    -1.01x  -0.97x  59443.25             -54.10    -59.16
Saturn        E 2048-07-01T03:05:49.422    10.76  -12.42   59890.16             -33.04    -38.44
 
B (OER)       E 2048-07-01T03:53:16.174    18.86  -20.19  117571.16    12.69
A (IER)       E 2048-07-01T03:58:56.038    19.76  -21.06  122050.38    13.65
Encke (IEG)   E 2048-07-01T04:11:54.636    21.78  -22.97  133423.31    15.48
Encke (OEG)   E 2048-07-01T04:12:15.379    21.83  -23.02  133744.89    15.52
A (OER)       E 2048-07-01T04:15:28.145    22.32  -23.48  136774.40    15.90
F ring        E 2048-07-01T04:19:16.900    22.89  -24.02  140461.00    16.32