Saturn_2029-12-30T11_59_22.6800_KAV.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:18:06 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2029-12-30T12:08:03.530
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Saturn occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : KAV
Location                : Kavalur Observatory
Latitude (deg)          :  12.57556
E. Longitude (deg)      :  78.83167
Altitude (km)           :   0.722
Gaia source ID          : 30900679082708736
2Mass ID (if available) : 03045634+1457118
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 03h 04m 56.33770s +14:57:10.44964s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.07
K magnitude             :  9.712
G magnitude             : 11.495
RP magnitude            : 10.883
BP magnitude            : 11.929
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  8.469
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  -9.27
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  129.33
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  166.07
B (ring opening deg)    :  -21.42
PA of pole (deg)        :   -0.69
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   4.585
C/A sky separation (km) :  28160.3
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 2029-12-30T08:07:59.583   -12.46x  49.25x 140461.00    -8.25
A (OER)       I 2029-12-30T08:15:28.538   -10.72x  48.34x 136774.40    -8.17
Encke (OEG)   I 2029-12-30T08:21:40.702    -9.28x  47.53x 133744.89    -8.11
Encke (IEG)   I 2029-12-30T08:22:20.391    -9.13x  47.44x 133423.31    -8.10
A (IER)       I 2029-12-30T08:46:11.267    -3.54x  43.99x 122050.38    -7.78
B (OER)       I 2029-12-30T08:55:52.677    -1.26x  42.46x 117571.16    -7.62
B (IER)       I 2029-12-30T09:57:39.403    13.40   31.36x  91984.69    -5.96
C (IER)       I 2029-12-30T11:08:40.029 b  30.43   16.83x  74490.58    -1.77
 
Saturn        I 2029-12-30T10:34:46.271    22.28   23.93x  60174.94              18.97     22.85
Saturn        E 2029-12-30T13:39:55.725    66.99  -16.81   60011.41              32.74     38.13
 
C (IER)       E 2029-12-30T11:52:20.771 b  40.97    7.37x  74490.58     1.77
B (IER)       E 2029-12-30T13:02:38.199 b  57.97   -8.33   91984.69     6.12
B (OER)       E 2029-12-30T14:02:07.603    72.35  -21.89  117571.16     8.00
A (IER)       E 2029-12-30T14:11:21.004    74.57  -24.00  122050.38     8.19
Encke (IEG)   E 2029-12-30T14:33:56.944    79.95  -29.19  133423.31     8.57
Encke (OEG)   E 2029-12-30T14:34:34.441    80.10  -29.33  133744.89     8.58
A (OER)       E 2029-12-30T14:40:25.769    81.46  -30.68  136774.40     8.66
F ring        E 2029-12-30T14:47:28.935    83.08  -32.30  140461.00     8.76