Saturn_2029-01-08T15_58_37.6500_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               : 2029-01-08T17:27:58.410
Event type              : XRgt
                        : No Saturn occs
                        : 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          : 2570406981697389568
2Mass ID (if available) : 02102830+1031368
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 02h 10m 28.40897s +10:31:35.98601s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.16
K magnitude             :  9.885
G magnitude             : 12.129
RP magnitude            : 11.422
BP magnitude            : 12.684
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  8.888
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :   2.08
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  105.74
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  171.62
B (ring opening deg)    :  -16.96
PA of pole (deg)        :    0.94
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :  13.431
C/A sky separation (km) :  86575.3
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 2029-01-08T05:48:07.544    42.88  -60.16  140461.00    -3.64
A (OER)       I 2029-01-08T06:05:20.002    39.41  -63.63  136774.40    -3.50
Encke (OEG)   I 2029-01-08T06:19:59.406    36.42  -66.51  133744.89    -3.38
Encke (IEG)   I 2029-01-08T06:21:34.601    36.09  -66.82  133423.31    -3.37
A (IER)       I 2029-01-08T07:22:54.417    23.33  -77.02  122050.38    -2.79
B (OER)       I 2029-01-08T07:51:19.679    17.37  -78.98  117571.16    -2.46
 
No planet occultations
 
B (OER)       E 2029-01-08T12:58:15.604   -39.20x -23.21  117571.16     2.69
A (IER)       E 2029-01-08T13:24:05.792   -42.02x -17.95  122050.38     3.08
Encke (IEG)   E 2029-01-08T14:18:51.019   -45.69x  -7.10  133423.31     3.82
Encke (OEG)   E 2029-01-08T14:20:15.074   -45.73x  -6.82  133744.89     3.83
A (OER)       E 2029-01-08T14:33:09.657   -46.05x  -4.34x 136774.40     3.99
F ring        E 2029-01-08T14:48:14.951   -46.15x  -1.47x 140461.00     4.16