Saturn_2024-08-06T17_12_21.2200_AAT.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:20:43 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2024-08-06T17:13:04.430
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Saturn occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : AAT
Location                : Siding Spring (AAT)
Latitude (deg)          : -31.27703
E. Longitude (deg)      : 149.06608
Altitude (km)           :   1.164
Gaia source ID          : 2631163146681256448
2Mass ID (if available) : 23185954-0643009
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 23h 18m 59.47990s -06:43:01.47198s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   5.25
K magnitude             :  7.716
G magnitude             :  9.161
RP magnitude            :  8.444
BP magnitude            :  9.089
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  8.814
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -15.13
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  146.38
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  171.84
B (ring opening deg)    :    2.59
PA of pole (deg)        :    5.04
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   7.738
C/A sky separation (km) :  49463.9
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 2024-08-06T15:34:02.168    63.09  -65.82  140461.01  -126.71
A (OER)       I 2024-08-06T15:34:31.625    63.14  -65.73  136774.40  -123.53
Encke (OEG)   I 2024-08-06T15:34:56.434    63.18  -65.66  133744.88  -120.65
Encke (IEG)   I 2024-08-06T15:34:59.103    63.18  -65.65  133423.30  -120.33
A (IER)       I 2024-08-06T15:36:39.130    63.34  -65.35  122050.38  -106.44
B (OER)       I 2024-08-06T15:37:22.674    63.40  -65.22  117571.16   -99.15
 
Saturn        I 2024-08-06T16:35:59.526    65.23  -53.65   60265.99              24.57     29.23
Saturn        E 2024-08-06T17:50:09.234    57.80  -37.98   60256.38              85.00     85.85
 
B (OER)       E 2024-08-06T15:50:03.941    64.41  -62.84  117571.17    99.16
A (IER)       E 2024-08-06T15:50:47.486    64.46  -62.70  122050.39   106.45
Encke (IEG)   E 2024-08-06T15:52:27.518    64.56  -62.38  133423.31   120.33
Encke (OEG)   E 2024-08-06T15:52:30.187    64.57  -62.37  133744.89   120.66
A (OER)       E 2024-08-06T15:52:54.997    64.59  -62.29  136774.39   123.54
F ring        E 2024-08-06T15:53:24.456    64.62  -62.20  140461.00   126.72