Saturn_2030-03-07T22_38_48.3400_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               : 2030-03-07T22:42:59.260
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          : 31196722588576128
2Mass ID (if available) : 03111926+1542361
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 03h 11m 19.24982s +15:42:35.64972s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.99
K magnitude             :  6.224
G magnitude             :  8.804
RP magnitude            :  8.027
BP magnitude            :  9.455
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.523
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  23.38
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   62.75
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   22.24
B (ring opening deg)    :  -22.16
PA of pole (deg)        :   -0.88
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   3.740
C/A sky separation (km) :  25827.2
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 2030-03-07T21:07:46.329    21.98  -34.80  140461.00   -26.41
A (OER)       I 2030-03-07T21:10:06.254    21.55  -35.17  136774.40   -26.28
Encke (OEG)   I 2030-03-07T21:12:01.783    21.19  -35.47  133744.89   -26.16
Encke (IEG)   I 2030-03-07T21:12:14.077    21.16  -35.50  133423.31   -26.15
A (IER)       I 2030-03-07T21:19:33.214    19.81  -36.64  122050.38   -25.62
B (OER)       I 2030-03-07T21:22:28.901    19.27  -37.09  117571.16   -25.36
B (IER)       I 2030-03-07T21:40:01.237    16.06  -39.71   91984.69   -22.97
C (IER)       I 2030-03-07T21:53:42.768    13.57  -41.64   74490.58   -19.23
 
Saturn        I 2030-03-07T22:04:09.492    11.67  -43.04   60251.41              -7.58     -9.29
Saturn        E 2030-03-07T23:21:25.468    -1.88x -50.69   59895.42             -38.92    -44.52
 
C (IER)       E 2030-03-07T22:50:59.146 b   3.34x -48.34   74490.58    19.17
B (IER)       E 2030-03-07T23:04:41.905 b   0.97x -49.52   91984.69    22.98
B (OER)       E 2030-03-07T23:22:11.117    -2.01x -50.74  117571.16    25.49
A (IER)       E 2030-03-07T23:25:05.882    -2.50x -50.91  122050.38    25.76
Encke (IEG)   E 2030-03-07T23:32:22.342    -3.71x -51.29  133423.31    26.33
Encke (OEG)   E 2030-03-07T23:32:34.554    -3.75x -51.30  133744.89    26.34
A (OER)       E 2030-03-07T23:34:29.295    -4.06x -51.39  136774.40    26.46
F ring        E 2030-03-07T23:36:48.224    -4.45x -51.49  140461.00    26.61