Saturn_2031-12-31T04_12_59.7800_ESO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:19:54 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2031-12-31T04:11:58.200
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Saturn occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : ESO
Location                : European Southern Obs. (3.6m)
Latitude (deg)          : -29.26097
E. Longitude (deg)      : 289.26831
Altitude (km)           :   2.400
Gaia source ID          : 3408942755748032256
2Mass ID (if available) : 05062416+2119040
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 05h 06m 24.16199s +21:19:03.96445s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.20
K magnitude             :  9.832
G magnitude             : 13.028
RP magnitude            : 12.098
BP magnitude            : 13.925
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  8.103
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -18.06
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  158.66
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   48.28
B (ring opening deg)    :  -26.52
PA of pole (deg)        :   -4.27
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   6.119
C/A sky separation (km) :  35962.8
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 2031-12-31T02:25:38.623    38.22  -27.87  140461.00   -15.11
A (OER)       I 2031-12-31T02:29:44.303    38.43  -28.40  136774.40   -14.90
Encke (OEG)   I 2031-12-31T02:33:08.823    38.60  -28.83  133744.89   -14.72
Encke (IEG)   I 2031-12-31T02:33:30.683    38.61  -28.88  133423.31   -14.70
A (IER)       I 2031-12-31T02:46:46.194    39.12  -30.47  122050.38   -13.85
B (OER)       I 2031-12-31T02:52:14.407    39.28  -31.10  117571.16   -13.43
B (IER)       I 2031-12-31T03:29:31.374 b  39.40  -34.68   91984.69    -8.89
 
Saturn        I 2031-12-31T03:28:44.531    39.41  -34.61   59872.88             -31.66    -36.98
Saturn        E 2031-12-31T04:55:12.624    33.91  -37.75   59835.48             -33.33    -38.74
 
B (IER)       E 2031-12-31T04:49:54.810 b  34.45  -37.79   91984.69     8.86
B (OER)       E 2031-12-31T05:27:20.408    30.11  -36.84  117571.16    13.37
A (IER)       E 2031-12-31T05:32:50.235    29.38  -36.58  122050.38    13.78
Encke (IEG)   E 2031-12-31T05:46:10.070    27.54  -35.81  133423.31    14.62
Encke (OEG)   E 2031-12-31T05:46:32.057    27.49  -35.78  133744.89    14.64
A (OER)       E 2031-12-31T05:49:57.788    26.99  -35.56  136774.40    14.81
F ring        E 2031-12-31T05:54:04.975    26.39  -35.27  140461.00    15.01