Saturn_2030-03-04T21_55_52.2600_PIC.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:11:59 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2030-03-04T22:00:15.850
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Saturn occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : PIC
Location                : Pic du Midi
Latitude (deg)          :  42.93656
E. Longitude (deg)      :   0.14231
Altitude (km)           :   2.890
Gaia source ID          : 31288909766656128
2Mass ID (if available) : 03102235+1538042
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 03h 10m 22.54856s +15:38:01.43210s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.95
K magnitude             :  8.589
G magnitude             : 10.165
RP magnitude            :  9.614
BP magnitude            : 10.549
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.477
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  22.07
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   65.54
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   58.95
B (ring opening deg)    :  -22.09
PA of pole (deg)        :   -0.85
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   4.718
C/A sky separation (km) :  32427.4
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 2030-03-04T20:18:01.316    33.05  -27.21  140461.00   -23.74
A (OER)       I 2030-03-04T20:20:37.292    32.57  -27.66  136774.40   -23.53
Encke (OEG)   I 2030-03-04T20:22:46.538    32.18  -28.04  133744.89   -23.35
Encke (IEG)   I 2030-03-04T20:23:00.318    32.14  -28.08  133423.31   -23.33
A (IER)       I 2030-03-04T20:31:16.477    30.63  -29.50  122050.38   -22.48
B (OER)       I 2030-03-04T20:34:37.554    30.02  -30.07  117571.16   -22.06
B (IER)       I 2030-03-04T20:55:39.320    26.16  -33.60   91984.69   -17.99
C (IER)       I 2030-03-04T21:15:49.613    22.45  -36.86   74490.58   -10.08
 
Saturn        I 2030-03-04T21:21:47.155    21.35  -37.79   60213.65             -13.88    -16.87
Saturn        E 2030-03-04T22:38:14.832     7.45  -48.05   59791.60             -45.55    -51.10
 
C (IER)       E 2030-03-04T21:49:08.453 b  16.33  -41.87   74490.58    10.11
B (IER)       E 2030-03-04T22:09:17.517 b  12.66  -44.61   91984.69    17.99
B (OER)       E 2030-03-04T22:30:17.790 b   8.87  -47.17  117571.16    22.14
A (IER)       E 2030-03-04T22:33:38.152 b   8.28  -47.55  122050.38    22.57
Encke (IEG)   E 2030-03-04T22:41:52.013     6.81  -48.44  133423.31    23.45
Encke (OEG)   E 2030-03-04T22:42:05.719     6.77  -48.46  133744.89    23.47
A (OER)       E 2030-03-04T22:44:14.249     6.39  -48.68  136774.40    23.67
F ring        E 2030-03-04T22:46:49.303     5.93  -48.94  140461.00    23.88