Saturn_2026-11-17T10_13_33.2200_PAL.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:12:49 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2026-11-17T10:04:00.910
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Saturn occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : PAL
Location                : Palomar Mt (200")
Latitude (deg)          :  33.35622
E. Longitude (deg)      : 243.13601
Altitude (km)           :   1.706
Gaia source ID          : 2544083062713823104
2Mass ID (if available) : 00334253+0045500
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 00h 33m 42.50964s +00:45:49.64573s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.17
K magnitude             :  9.013
G magnitude             : 10.167
RP magnitude            :  9.746
BP magnitude            : 10.421
DUPflag                 : 1
Distance (au)           :  8.715
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -10.75
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  133.28
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   44.83
B (ring opening deg)    :   -6.26
PA of pole (deg)        :    3.48
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   7.279
C/A sky separation (km) :  46007.9
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 2026-11-17T12:15:11.722   -19.97x -26.12  140461.00   -20.23
A (OER)       I 2026-11-17T12:18:20.497   -20.60x -25.47  136774.40   -18.81
Encke (OEG)   I 2026-11-17T12:21:07.546   -21.17x -24.89  133744.89   -17.45
Encke (IEG)   I 2026-11-17T12:21:26.057   -21.23x -24.83  133423.31   -17.29
A (IER)       I 2026-11-17T12:35:42.009   -24.09x -21.88  122050.38    -8.91
 
Saturn        I 2026-11-17T09:04:19.880    19.71  -65.07   60208.42             -70.53    -73.69
Saturn        E 2026-11-17T11:04:25.735    -5.35x -40.90   60253.45             -27.76    -32.76
 
A (IER)       E 2026-11-17T13:01:13.853   -29.11x -16.63  122050.38     8.90
Encke (IEG)   E 2026-11-17T13:15:32.129   -31.85x -13.72  133423.31    17.23
Encke (OEG)   E 2026-11-17T13:15:50.709   -31.91x -13.65  133744.89    17.38
A (OER)       E 2026-11-17T13:18:38.415   -32.44x -13.09  136774.40    18.73
F ring        E 2026-11-17T13:21:48.009   -33.03x -12.45  140461.00    20.14