Saturn_2030-10-14T20_07_08.5900_PMO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:13:44 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2030-10-14T20:04:09.950
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Saturn occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : PMO
Location                : Purple Mtn Obs. Nanking
Latitude (deg)          :  32.06667
E. Longitude (deg)      : 118.82089
Altitude (km)           :   0.364
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)      :    9.65
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 (")  :   6.532
C/A sky separation (km) :  39622.0
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 2030-10-14T18:00:00.550    71.89  -51.86  140461.00    -8.84
A (OER)       I 2030-10-14T18:07:01.417    73.02  -50.57  136774.40    -8.68
Encke (OEG)   I 2030-10-14T18:12:53.226    73.91  -49.48  133744.89    -8.54
Encke (IEG)   I 2030-10-14T18:13:30.916    74.00  -49.36  133423.31    -8.52
A (IER)       I 2030-10-14T18:36:36.852    76.74  -44.92  122050.38    -7.86
B (OER)       I 2030-10-14T18:46:19.445    77.42  -43.00  117571.16    -7.51
B (IER)       I 2030-10-14T20:02:32.065 b  71.25  -27.30   91984.69    -3.14
 
Saturn        I 2030-10-14T18:56:43.776    77.75  -40.91   59654.67             -43.64    -49.23
Saturn        E 2030-10-14T21:12:15.377    57.76  -12.54   59954.30             -29.45    -34.60
 
B (IER)       E 2030-10-14T21:16:20.562    56.92  -11.68   91984.69     3.16
B (OER)       E 2030-10-14T22:32:16.366    40.89    4.27x 117571.16     7.53
A (IER)       E 2030-10-14T22:41:58.061    38.83    6.27x 122050.38     7.87
Encke (IEG)   E 2030-10-14T23:05:02.366    33.92   10.98x 133423.31     8.53
Encke (OEG)   E 2030-10-14T23:05:40.017    33.79   11.11x 133744.89     8.55
A (OER)       E 2030-10-14T23:11:31.477    32.54   12.29x 136774.40     8.69
F ring        E 2030-10-14T23:18:31.940    31.06   13.70x 140461.00     8.84