Saturn_2048-07-07T06_31_41.4900_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               : 2048-07-07T06:31:30.960
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          : 4078691542076153984
2Mass ID (if available) : 18505264-2222278
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 18h 50m 52.63760s -22:22:27.89595s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.10
K magnitude             :  9.388
G magnitude             : 13.448
RP magnitude            : 12.321
BP magnitude            : 14.785
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.021
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -20.12
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  176.54
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  141.24
B (ring opening deg)    :   25.29
PA of pole (deg)        :    6.36
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   1.039
C/A sky separation (km) :   6800.2
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 2048-07-07T04:43:58.877    29.56  -27.62  140461.00   -22.43
A (OER)       I 2048-07-07T04:46:43.254    29.87  -27.97  136774.40   -22.42
Encke (OEG)   I 2048-07-07T04:48:58.367    30.13  -28.24  133744.88   -22.42
Encke (IEG)   I 2048-07-07T04:49:12.711    30.16  -28.27  133423.31   -22.42
A (IER)       I 2048-07-07T04:57:40.272    31.09  -29.29  122050.38   -22.39
B (OER)       I 2048-07-07T05:01:00.343    31.44  -29.68  117571.16   -22.38
B (IER)       I 2048-07-07T05:20:05.974    33.27  -31.73   91984.69   -22.27
C (IER)       I 2048-07-07T05:33:13.871    34.35  -32.96   74490.58   -22.12
 
Saturn        I 2048-07-07T05:42:51.914    35.03  -33.78   60256.56              -5.39     -6.62
Saturn        E 2048-07-07T07:20:05.020    36.55  -36.81   60157.78              16.99     20.54
 
C (IER)       E 2048-07-07T07:21:14.225    36.51  -36.79   74490.58    22.06
B (IER)       E 2048-07-07T07:34:24.496    35.92  -36.41   91984.69    22.20
B (OER)       E 2048-07-07T07:53:34.235    34.74  -35.53  117571.17    22.29
A (IER)       E 2048-07-07T07:56:55.111    34.50  -35.34  122050.38    22.30
Encke (IEG)   E 2048-07-07T08:05:24.837    33.84  -34.81  133423.31    22.32
Encke (OEG)   E 2048-07-07T08:05:39.245    33.82  -34.79  133744.89    22.32
A (OER)       E 2048-07-07T08:07:54.965    33.63  -34.64  136774.40    22.32
F ring        E 2048-07-07T08:10:40.097    33.39  -34.44  140461.00    22.33