Saturn_2048-09-12T04_23_11.7200_MCD.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:16:14 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2048-09-12T07:29:12.890
Event type              : XRgt
                        : No Saturn occs
                        : 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          : 4079225561137474944
2Mass ID (if available) : 18373771-2243569
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 18h 37m 37.71685s -22:43:57.19279s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.07
K magnitude             :  6.769
G magnitude             : 13.013
RP magnitude            : 11.482
BP magnitude            : 16.324
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.657
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  -0.63
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  109.25
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   60.21
B (ring opening deg)    :   25.98
PA of pole (deg)        :    6.19
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :  15.311
C/A sky separation (km) : 107239.0
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 2048-09-11T07:00:07.896     2.95x -55.19  140461.00    -1.13
A (OER)       I 2048-09-11T07:58:17.770    -8.43x -51.86  136774.40    -0.98
Encke (OEG)   I 2048-09-11T08:53:36.288   -19.77x -44.79  133744.89    -0.84
Encke (IEG)   I 2048-09-11T09:00:00.696   -21.10x -43.80  133423.31    -0.83
A (IER)       I 2048-09-11T16:52:01.867   -53.36x  51.26x 122050.38    -0.14
 
No planet occultations
 
A (IER)       E 2048-09-12T03:20:29.270    34.13  -28.92  122050.38     0.20
Encke (IEG)   E 2048-09-12T10:10:24.117   -36.87x -31.56  133423.31     0.79
Encke (OEG)   E 2048-09-12T10:17:07.894   -38.31x -30.27  133744.89     0.80
A (OER)       E 2048-09-12T11:16:05.777   -51.02x -18.41  136774.40     0.91
F ring        E 2048-09-12T12:19:39.121   -64.66x  -5.02  140461.00     1.02