Saturn_2030-10-14T20_07_08.5900_PIC.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:12:00 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2030-10-14T20:12:19.460
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          : 48079238301299328
2Mass ID (if available) : 04261886+1935285
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 04h 26m 18.86750s +19:35:28.18487s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.01
K magnitude             :  9.282
G magnitude             : 12.524
RP magnitude            : 11.585
BP magnitude            : 13.435
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  8.364
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -10.66
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  133.07
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :    8.61
B (ring opening deg)    :  -25.41
PA of pole (deg)        :   -3.15
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   5.858
C/A sky separation (km) :  35535.0
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 2030-10-14T17:47:57.235   -15.90x  -6.14  140461.00    -8.99
A (OER)       I 2030-10-14T17:54:50.061   -15.04x  -7.40  136774.40    -8.87
Encke (OEG)   I 2030-10-14T18:00:33.428   -14.30x  -8.45  133744.89    -8.77
Encke (IEG)   I 2030-10-14T18:01:10.112   -14.22x  -8.56  133423.31    -8.76
A (IER)       I 2030-10-14T18:23:22.599   -11.22x -12.64  122050.38    -8.29
B (OER)       I 2030-10-14T18:32:30.736    -9.92x -14.32  117571.16    -8.05
B (IER)       I 2030-10-14T19:34:01.022 b  -0.46x -25.52   91984.69    -5.49
 
Saturn        I 2030-10-14T18:56:19.087    -6.41x -18.68   59749.63             -39.32    -44.93
Saturn        E 2030-10-14T21:27:59.194    19.37  -44.37   60027.72             -25.46    -30.22
 
B (IER)       E 2030-10-14T21:52:06.519    23.77  -47.65   91984.69     5.61
B (OER)       E 2030-10-14T22:51:58.979    34.78  -53.75  117571.16     8.32
A (IER)       E 2030-10-14T23:00:49.218    36.40  -54.33  122050.38     8.57
Encke (IEG)   E 2030-10-14T23:22:14.378    40.30  -55.33  133423.31     9.10
Encke (OEG)   E 2030-10-14T23:22:49.684    40.40  -55.35  133744.89     9.11
A (OER)       E 2030-10-14T23:28:19.957    41.40  -55.50  136774.40     9.23
F ring        E 2030-10-14T23:34:56.584    42.59  -55.63  140461.00     9.36