Saturn_2049-06-29T02_31_30.3900_MCD.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:16:17 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2049-06-29T02:35:44.720
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          : 6865157575123037312
2Mass ID (if available) : 19460783-2110150
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 19h 46m 07.85030s -21:10:15.40632s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.00
K magnitude             :  9.142
G magnitude             : 11.610
RP magnitude            : 10.870
BP magnitude            : 12.211
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.033
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -18.78
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  162.51
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  149.78
B (ring opening deg)    :   22.61
PA of pole (deg)        :    6.84
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   1.524
C/A sky separation (km) :   9987.5
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 2049-06-29T01:07:48.341   -24.45x   9.87x 140461.00   -23.35
A (OER)       I 2049-06-29T01:10:26.260   -23.89x   9.34x 136774.40   -23.34
Encke (OEG)   I 2049-06-29T01:12:36.081   -23.43x   8.91x 133744.89   -23.33
Encke (IEG)   I 2049-06-29T01:12:49.864   -23.38x   8.86x 133423.31   -23.33
A (IER)       I 2049-06-29T01:20:57.740   -21.67x   7.24x 122050.38   -23.29
B (OER)       I 2049-06-29T01:24:10.159   -20.99x   6.60x 117571.16   -23.27
B (IER)       I 2049-06-29T01:42:34.094   -17.13x   2.99x  91984.69   -23.06
C (IER)       I 2049-06-29T01:55:17.513 b -14.48x   0.52x  74490.58   -22.74
 
Saturn        I 2049-06-29T01:43:13.512   -16.99x   2.86x  60078.04             -25.90    -30.71
Saturn        E 2049-06-29T03:28:09.264     4.14x -16.16   60246.89               8.35     10.23
 
C (IER)       E 2049-06-29T03:35:29.496     5.54  -17.36   74490.58    22.93
B (IER)       E 2049-06-29T03:48:06.273     7.92  -19.36   91984.69    23.27
B (OER)       E 2049-06-29T04:06:18.916    11.27  -22.11  117571.16    23.53
A (IER)       E 2049-06-29T04:09:29.128    11.85  -22.57  122050.38    23.56
Encke (IEG)   E 2049-06-29T04:17:31.078    13.29  -23.72  133423.31    23.63
Encke (OEG)   E 2049-06-29T04:17:44.687    13.33  -23.75  133744.89    23.63
A (OER)       E 2049-06-29T04:19:52.848    13.70  -24.05  136774.40    23.65
F ring        E 2049-06-29T04:22:28.701    14.16  -24.41  140461.00    23.66