Saturn_2049-09-29T10_12_53.1400_MCD.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:16:18 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2049-09-29T10:47:06.940
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          : 6772510698145393024
2Mass ID (if available) : 19265965-2201518
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 19h 26m 59.64929s -22:01:51.87403s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.95
K magnitude             :  8.540
G magnitude             : 11.879
RP magnitude            : 10.922
BP magnitude            : 12.815
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.706
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :   2.39
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  104.06
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   76.00
B (ring opening deg)    :   23.99
PA of pole (deg)        :    6.74
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   3.350
C/A sky separation (km) :  23581.5
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 2049-09-28T19:46:59.007   -12.32x  54.03x 140461.00    -1.70
A (OER)       I 2049-09-28T20:23:49.381    -4.86x  49.68x 136774.40    -1.63
Encke (OEG)   I 2049-09-28T20:55:14.634     1.31x  44.95x 133744.89    -1.58
Encke (IEG)   I 2049-09-28T20:58:38.396     1.96x  44.39x 133423.31    -1.58
A (IER)       I 2049-09-28T23:05:20.262    23.87   20.19x 122050.38    -1.44
B (OER)       I 2049-09-28T23:57:34.234    30.68    9.18x 117571.16    -1.42
B (IER)       I 2049-09-29T04:39:05.605 b  24.04  -48.98   91984.69    -1.67
C (IER)       I 2049-09-29T07:28:12.411 b  -6.15x -60.41   74490.58    -1.72
 
Saturn        I 2049-09-29T04:09:14.794    28.13  -43.58   59985.81              29.86     35.05
Saturn        E 2049-09-29T16:10:00.578   -57.69x  40.10x  60197.10              14.41     17.50
 
C (IER)       E 2049-09-29T16:42:37.660   -50.67x  45.57x  74490.58     2.06
B (IER)       E 2049-09-29T18:55:16.108   -22.25x  56.61x  91984.69     2.27
B (OER)       E 2049-09-29T22:04:31.261    14.74   32.14x 117571.16     2.20
A (IER)       E 2049-09-29T22:38:38.198    20.39   25.38x 122050.38     2.18
Encke (IEG)   E 2049-09-30T00:06:40.553    32.08    6.96x 133423.31     2.13
Encke (OEG)   E 2049-09-30T00:09:11.199    32.33    6.42x 133744.89     2.13
A (OER)       E 2049-09-30T00:32:52.089    34.47    1.35x 136774.40     2.13
F ring        E 2049-09-30T01:01:42.617    36.35   -4.87x 140461.00     2.13