Saturn_2030-03-04T21_55_52.2600_RIO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:18:59 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2030-03-04T21:57:43.740
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Saturn occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : RIO
Location                : Rio de Janeiro
Latitude (deg)          : -22.89506
E. Longitude (deg)      : 316.77708
Altitude (km)           :   0.033
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)      :   59.05
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 (")  :   5.733
C/A sky separation (km) :  39405.2
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 2030-03-04T20:14:19.199    48.80   13.93x 140461.00   -21.84
A (OER)       I 2030-03-04T20:17:09.280    48.54   13.27x 136774.40   -21.51
Encke (OEG)   I 2030-03-04T20:19:31.100    48.33   12.73x 133744.89   -21.21
Encke (IEG)   I 2030-03-04T20:19:46.272    48.30   12.67x 133423.31   -21.18
A (IER)       I 2030-03-04T20:29:00.543    47.38   10.54x 122050.38   -19.80
B (OER)       I 2030-03-04T20:32:50.749    46.97    9.66x 117571.16   -19.10
B (IER)       I 2030-03-04T21:00:01.775    43.61    3.40x  91984.69   -11.32
 
Saturn        I 2030-03-04T21:22:50.552    40.27   -1.83x  60143.76             -21.28    -25.51
Saturn        E 2030-03-04T22:32:03.975    28.12  -17.50   59678.12             -52.71    -57.87
 
B (IER)       E 2030-03-04T21:46:53.301 b  36.34   -7.31   91984.69    11.33
B (OER)       E 2030-03-04T22:14:05.249 b  31.50  -13.47  117571.16    19.08
A (IER)       E 2030-03-04T22:17:55.794 b  30.79  -14.33  122050.38    19.77
Encke (IEG)   E 2030-03-04T22:27:10.625 b  29.05  -16.40  133423.31    21.17
Encke (OEG)   E 2030-03-04T22:27:25.806 b  29.00  -16.46  133744.89    21.20
A (OER)       E 2030-03-04T22:29:47.694 b  28.55  -16.99  136774.40    21.50
F ring        E 2030-03-04T22:32:37.816    28.01  -17.62  140461.00    21.84