Saturn_2048-10-15T09_26_56.8100_IRTF.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:18:00 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2048-10-15T09:33:23.260
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Saturn occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : IRTF
Location                : Mauna Kea/IRTF
Latitude (deg)          :  19.82622
E. Longitude (deg)      : 204.52800
Altitude (km)           :   4.168
Gaia source ID          : 4079180682989178240
2Mass ID (if available) : 18412477-2244196
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 18h 41m 24.76603s -22:44:19.53518s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   2.50
K magnitude             :  9.200
G magnitude             : 10.721
RP magnitude            : 10.180
BP magnitude            : 11.082
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 10.198
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  16.04
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   77.51
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   23.15
B (ring opening deg)    :   25.89
PA of pole (deg)        :    6.24
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   1.559
C/A sky separation (km) :  11534.0
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 2048-10-15T07:22:41.737    18.77  -48.75  140461.00   -16.28
A (OER)       I 2048-10-15T07:26:28.203    18.03  -49.62  136774.40   -16.28
Encke (OEG)   I 2048-10-15T07:29:34.375    17.41  -50.34  133744.89   -16.27
Encke (IEG)   I 2048-10-15T07:29:54.140    17.35  -50.42  133423.31   -16.27
A (IER)       I 2048-10-15T07:41:33.836    15.02  -53.11  122050.38   -16.24
B (OER)       I 2048-10-15T07:46:09.853    14.09  -54.17  117571.16   -16.22
B (IER)       I 2048-10-15T08:12:35.230     8.65  -60.19   91984.69   -16.03
C (IER)       I 2048-10-15T08:30:56.057     4.80x -64.26   74490.58   -15.72
 
Saturn        I 2048-10-15T08:31:53.006     4.60x -64.47   60139.36              17.88     21.58
Saturn        E 2048-10-15T10:34:29.818   -22.34x -77.32   60266.42               1.94      2.39
 
C (IER)       E 2048-10-15T10:49:17.717   -25.68x -75.16   74490.58    16.03
B (IER)       E 2048-10-15T11:07:14.791   -29.75x -71.92   91984.69    16.42
B (OER)       E 2048-10-15T11:32:57.369   -35.62x -66.65  117571.16    16.72
A (IER)       E 2048-10-15T11:37:24.908   -36.64x -65.69  122050.38    16.76
Encke (IEG)   E 2048-10-15T11:48:41.779   -39.22x -63.22  133423.31    16.84
Encke (OEG)   E 2048-10-15T11:49:00.872   -39.29x -63.15  133744.89    16.84
A (OER)       E 2048-10-15T11:52:00.638   -39.98x -62.49  136774.40    16.86
F ring        E 2048-10-15T11:55:39.135   -40.82x -61.68  140461.00    16.88