Saturn_2031-12-07T22_48_51.3400_PIC.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:12:01 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2031-12-07T22:50:11.350
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          : 3414236732437048192
2Mass ID (if available) : 05142295+2126043
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 05h 14m 22.94687s +21:26:04.29218s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.19
K magnitude             :  8.976
G magnitude             : 12.134
RP magnitude            : 11.189
BP magnitude            : 13.049
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  8.045
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -20.01
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  175.50
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   95.57
B (ring opening deg)    :  -26.50
PA of pole (deg)        :   -4.47
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   8.945
C/A sky separation (km) :  52191.4
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 2031-12-07T21:49:35.947    53.88  -57.82  140461.00   -11.26
A (OER)       I 2031-12-07T21:55:14.065    54.82  -58.72  136774.40   -10.54
Encke (OEG)   I 2031-12-07T22:00:10.970    55.63  -59.49  133744.89    -9.86
Encke (IEG)   I 2031-12-07T22:00:43.713    55.72  -59.58  133423.31    -9.78
A (IER)       I 2031-12-07T22:24:47.587    59.48  -63.11  122050.38    -5.79
B (OER)       I 2031-12-07T22:43:47.227 b  62.18  -65.55  117571.17    -2.00
 
Saturn        I 2031-12-07T22:26:58.666    59.80  -63.41   59376.65              52.59     57.76
Saturn        E 2031-12-07T23:13:26.528    65.70  -68.46   59409.83              51.17     56.44
 
B (OER)       E 2031-12-07T23:02:43.877 b  64.54  -67.55  117571.19     2.00
A (IER)       E 2031-12-07T23:21:41.391    66.49  -69.02  122050.38     5.81
Encke (IEG)   E 2031-12-07T23:45:41.085    68.15  -69.89  133423.31     9.82
Encke (OEG)   E 2031-12-07T23:46:13.717    68.17  -69.89  133744.89     9.89
A (OER)       E 2031-12-07T23:51:09.585    68.38  -69.92  136774.40    10.58
F ring        E 2031-12-07T23:56:46.441    68.56  -69.88  140461.00    11.30