Saturn_2026-10-15T23_54_31.8800_PIC.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:11:58 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2026-10-15T23:52:42.330
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Saturn occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : PIC
Location                : Pic du Midi
Latitude (deg)          :  42.93656
E. Longitude (deg)      :   0.14231
Altitude (km)           :   2.890
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)      :  107.07
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 (")  :  10.031
C/A sky separation (km) :  61505.9
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 2026-10-15T22:06:38.935    46.92  -49.77  140461.00    -9.88
 
No planet occultations
 
F ring        E 2026-10-15T22:15:56.508    47.49  -50.82  140461.03     9.88