Saturn_2026-10-15T23_54_31.8800_KAV.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:18:05 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2026-10-15T23:49:05.620
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Saturn occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : KAV
Location                : Kavalur Observatory
Latitude (deg)          :  12.57556
E. Longitude (deg)      :  78.83167
Altitude (km)           :   0.722
Gaia source ID          : 2549446927108355584
2Mass ID (if available) : 00410678+0128477
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 00h 41m 06.80986s +01:28:47.59685s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.37
K magnitude             :  9.863
G magnitude             : 11.655
RP magnitude            : 11.066
BP magnitude            : 12.072
DUPflag                 : 1
Distance (au)           :  8.454
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -19.36
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  167.46
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  106.29
B (ring opening deg)    :   -7.09
PA of pole (deg)        :    3.30
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   9.281
C/A sky separation (km) :  56908.9
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 2026-10-15T22:01:26.899    26.68  -38.09  140461.00   -29.77
A (OER)       I 2026-10-15T22:03:39.579    26.14  -37.55  136774.40   -25.74
Encke (OEG)   I 2026-10-15T22:05:47.558    25.62  -37.03  133744.89   -21.55
Encke (IEG)   I 2026-10-15T22:06:02.656    25.56  -36.97  133423.31   -21.04
 
Saturn        I 2026-10-15T23:32:09.917     4.49x -15.99   60225.31              44.75     50.32
Saturn        E 2026-10-16T00:05:56.555    -3.77x  -7.80   60184.48              80.25     81.89
 
Encke (IEG)   E 2026-10-15T22:24:49.511    20.97  -32.39  133423.31    21.04
Encke (OEG)   E 2026-10-15T22:25:04.614    20.91  -32.32  133744.89    21.55
A (OER)       E 2026-10-15T22:27:12.636    20.39  -31.80  136774.40    25.73
F ring        E 2026-10-15T22:29:25.369    19.85  -31.26  140461.00    29.76