Saturn_2031-08-05T19_59_41.1300_AAT.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:20:47 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2031-08-05T19:57:23.490
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Saturn occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : AAT
Location                : Siding Spring (AAT)
Latitude (deg)          : -31.27703
E. Longitude (deg)      : 149.06608
Altitude (km)           :   1.164
Gaia source ID          : 3414261574527884032
2Mass ID (if available) : 05144331+2132308
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 05h 14m 43.31623s +21:32:30.69767s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.10
K magnitude             :  9.370
G magnitude             : 12.273
RP magnitude            : 11.394
BP magnitude            : 13.074
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.607
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  27.47
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   53.31
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   88.96
B (ring opening deg)    :  -26.60
PA of pole (deg)        :   -4.48
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   8.250
C/A sky separation (km) :  57486.2
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 2031-08-05T19:23:11.499    21.82  -18.37  140461.00   -10.98
A (OER)       I 2031-08-05T19:29:14.491    22.73  -17.09  136774.40    -9.31
Encke (OEG)   I 2031-08-05T19:35:13.717    23.62  -15.83  133744.89    -7.54
Encke (IEG)   I 2031-08-05T19:35:57.020    23.72  -15.68  133423.31    -7.32
 
Saturn        I 2031-08-05T19:48:43.526    25.54  -12.99   59194.56             -60.40    -64.87
Saturn        E 2031-08-05T20:06:04.432    27.85   -9.37   59199.41             -60.17    -64.66
 
Encke (IEG)   E 2031-08-05T20:20:16.653    29.59   -6.44  133423.31     7.30
Encke (OEG)   E 2031-08-05T20:21:00.051    29.67   -6.29  133744.89     7.52
A (OER)       E 2031-08-05T20:27:00.199    30.36   -5.05  136774.40     9.28
F ring        E 2031-08-05T20:33:04.375    31.03   -3.81x 140461.00    10.94