Saturn_2031-02-26T09_14_58.5700_PMO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:13:45 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2031-02-26T09:14:19.020
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          : 50185593342556032
2Mass ID (if available) : 04013248+1851204
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 04h 01m 32.49801s +18:51:20.21562s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.85
K magnitude             :  9.755
G magnitude             : 12.339
RP magnitude            : 11.554
BP magnitude            : 13.000
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.089
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  12.35
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   84.97
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   26.60
B (ring opening deg)    :  -24.96
PA of pole (deg)        :   -2.42
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   3.343
C/A sky separation (km) :  22037.8
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 2031-02-26T06:06:40.986    39.69   41.70x 140461.00   -13.14
A (OER)       I 2031-02-26T06:11:22.006    40.68   41.09x 136774.40   -13.09
Encke (OEG)   I 2031-02-26T06:15:13.736    41.50   40.58x 133744.89   -13.05
Encke (IEG)   I 2031-02-26T06:15:38.379    41.59   40.52x 133423.31   -13.05
A (IER)       I 2031-02-26T06:30:16.067    44.70   38.46x 122050.38   -12.86
B (OER)       I 2031-02-26T06:36:05.527    45.93   37.59x 117571.16   -12.77
B (IER)       I 2031-02-26T07:10:24.008    53.16   32.09x  91984.69   -12.00
C (IER)       I 2031-02-26T07:35:44.576    58.40   27.66x  74490.58   -10.90
 
Saturn        I 2031-02-26T07:56:18.466    62.54   23.89x  60255.71              -5.68     -6.97
Saturn        E 2031-02-26T10:31:49.382    73.12   -7.59   59905.06             -32.72    -38.10
 
C (IER)       E 2031-02-26T09:58:39.789 b  76.62   -0.62x  74490.58    10.77
B (IER)       E 2031-02-26T10:24:18.425 b  74.16   -6.00   91984.69    11.85
B (OER)       E 2031-02-26T10:59:04.076    68.67  -13.35  117571.16    12.59
A (IER)       E 2031-02-26T11:04:58.635    67.60  -14.60  122050.38    12.67
Encke (IEG)   E 2031-02-26T11:19:49.776    64.80  -17.76  133423.31    12.84
Encke (OEG)   E 2031-02-26T11:20:14.809    64.72  -17.84  133744.89    12.85
A (OER)       E 2031-02-26T11:24:10.250    63.96  -18.68  136774.40    12.89
F ring        E 2031-02-26T11:28:55.852    63.02  -19.69  140461.00    12.93