Saturn_2048-07-10T07_11_52.9400_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               : 2048-07-10T07:10:33.500
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          : 4078697314511943552
2Mass ID (if available) : 18495523-2224007
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 18h 49m 55.21502s -22:24:01.09508s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.08
K magnitude             :  9.473
G magnitude             : 13.556
RP magnitude            : 12.432
BP magnitude            : 14.872
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.025
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -19.98
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  173.45
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  176.92
B (ring opening deg)    :   25.34
PA of pole (deg)        :    6.35
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   6.235
C/A sky separation (km) :  40810.7
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 2048-07-10T06:14:12.667    36.96  -36.16  140461.00   -17.58
A (OER)       I 2048-07-10T06:17:44.159    37.03  -36.33  136774.40   -17.28
Encke (OEG)   I 2048-07-10T06:20:40.907    37.07  -36.47  133744.89   -17.00
Encke (IEG)   I 2048-07-10T06:20:59.839    37.08  -36.48  133423.31   -16.97
A (IER)       I 2048-07-10T06:32:35.279    37.16  -36.92  122050.38   -15.68
B (OER)       I 2048-07-10T06:37:26.906 b  37.15  -37.06  117571.16   -15.03
B (IER)       I 2048-07-10T07:14:17.201 b  36.25  -37.29   91984.69    -7.19
 
Saturn        I 2048-07-10T06:35:05.903    37.16  -36.99   59558.15             -48.18    -53.62
Saturn        E 2048-07-10T07:46:31.869    34.30  -36.28   59993.71             -27.44    -32.41
 
B (IER)       E 2048-07-10T07:58:24.616    33.33  -35.63   91984.69     7.20
B (OER)       E 2048-07-10T08:35:17.276    29.55  -32.77  117571.16    14.97
A (IER)       E 2048-07-10T08:40:10.212    28.97  -32.30  122050.38    15.60
Encke (IEG)   E 2048-07-10T08:51:49.765    27.52  -31.09  133423.31    16.86
Encke (OEG)   E 2048-07-10T08:52:08.826    27.48  -31.06  133744.89    16.89
A (OER)       E 2048-07-10T08:55:06.830    27.10  -30.74  136774.40    17.15
F ring        E 2048-07-10T08:58:39.922    26.63  -30.34  140461.00    17.45