Saturn_2029-01-08T15_58_37.6500_PMO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:13:42 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2029-01-08T17:01:48.080
Event type              : XRgt
                        : No Saturn occs
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : PMO
Location                : Purple Mtn Obs. Nanking
Latitude (deg)          :  32.06667
E. Longitude (deg)      : 118.82089
Altitude (km)           :   0.364
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)           :  8.887
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :   2.08
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  105.74
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  172.40
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 (")  :  14.617
C/A sky separation (km) :  94216.0
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 2029-01-08T05:21:16.624     9.13   33.38x 140461.00    -4.49
A (OER)       I 2029-01-08T05:35:08.581    12.07   32.32x 136774.40    -4.37
Encke (OEG)   I 2029-01-08T05:46:51.635    14.56   31.29x 133744.89    -4.25
Encke (IEG)   I 2029-01-08T05:48:07.412    14.82   31.17x 133423.31    -4.24
A (IER)       I 2029-01-08T06:35:55.203    24.99   25.82x 122050.38    -3.67
B (OER)       I 2029-01-08T06:57:07.419    29.49   22.95x 117571.16    -3.37
 
No planet occultations
 
B (OER)       E 2029-01-08T12:36:46.349    59.74  -41.67  117571.16     3.16
A (IER)       E 2029-01-08T12:59:27.427    55.81  -46.48  122050.38     3.42
Encke (IEG)   E 2029-01-08T13:51:03.363    45.89  -57.39  133423.31     3.90
Encke (OEG)   E 2029-01-08T13:52:25.610    45.61  -57.68  133744.89     3.92
A (OER)       E 2029-01-08T14:05:09.591    43.03  -60.34  136774.40     4.01
F ring        E 2029-01-08T14:20:15.516    39.93  -63.46  140461.00     4.12