Saturn_2029-10-23T19_01_26.4300_PMO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:13:43 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2029-10-23T18:59:00.050
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Saturn occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : 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          : 54500699740746240
2Mass ID (if available) : 03235420+1603400
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 03h 23m 54.21865s +16:03:39.93389s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   4.29
K magnitude             :  9.565
G magnitude             : 11.224
RP magnitude            : 10.679
BP magnitude            : 11.586
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  8.211
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -17.79
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  157.39
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :    9.68
B (ring opening deg)    :  -22.45
PA of pole (deg)        :   -1.27
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   3.875
C/A sky separation (km) :  23075.4
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 2029-10-23T16:53:53.508    73.13  -64.86  140461.00   -19.45
A (OER)       I 2029-10-23T16:57:03.490    73.38  -64.42  136774.40   -19.36
Encke (OEG)   I 2029-10-23T16:59:40.242    73.56  -64.04  133744.89   -19.29
Encke (IEG)   I 2029-10-23T16:59:56.916    73.58  -64.00  133423.31   -19.28
A (IER)       I 2029-10-23T17:09:51.681    74.08  -62.52  122050.38   -18.95
B (OER)       I 2029-10-23T17:13:49.094    74.20  -61.89  117571.16   -18.78
B (IER)       I 2029-10-23T17:37:20.984    73.82  -57.91   91984.69   -17.27
C (IER)       I 2029-10-23T17:55:18.188    72.40  -54.62   74490.58   -14.96
 
Saturn        I 2029-10-23T18:07:55.381    70.94  -52.21   60249.15               7.97      9.76
Saturn        E 2029-10-23T19:49:51.880    52.64  -31.34   59971.63              33.47     38.89
 
C (IER)       E 2029-10-23T19:19:20.105 b  58.77  -37.75   74490.58    14.89
B (IER)       E 2029-10-23T19:37:19.832 b  55.19  -33.98   91984.69    17.27
B (OER)       E 2029-10-23T20:00:50.183    50.38  -29.02  117571.16    18.82
A (IER)       E 2029-10-23T20:04:47.061    49.56  -28.19  122050.38    18.99
Encke (IEG)   E 2029-10-23T20:14:40.247    47.51  -26.09  133423.31    19.34
Encke (OEG)   E 2029-10-23T20:14:56.873    47.45  -26.03  133744.89    19.35
A (OER)       E 2029-10-23T20:17:33.156    46.90  -25.48  136774.40    19.42
F ring        E 2029-10-23T20:20:42.544    46.24  -24.81  140461.00    19.51