Saturn_2032-08-17T22_39_58.9900_KAV.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:18:10 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2032-08-17T22:36:22.190
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Saturn occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : KAV
Location                : Kavalur Observatory
Latitude (deg)          :  12.57556
E. Longitude (deg)      :  78.83167
Altitude (km)           :   0.722
Gaia source ID          : 3376976795931337600
2Mass ID (if available) : 06145755+2223548
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 06h 14m 57.57301s +22:23:54.85251s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.08
K magnitude             :  7.585
G magnitude             :  9.958
RP magnitude            :  9.209
BP magnitude            : 10.570
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.609
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  28.12
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   51.66
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  172.47
B (ring opening deg)    :  -26.19
PA of pole (deg)        :   -5.80
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   6.498
C/A sky separation (km) :  45285.5
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 2032-08-17T21:51:44.353    13.26  -37.92  140461.00   -20.32
A (OER)       I 2032-08-17T21:54:48.362    13.96  -37.25  136774.40   -19.74
Encke (OEG)   I 2032-08-17T21:57:23.871    14.56  -36.69  133744.89   -19.21
Encke (IEG)   I 2032-08-17T21:57:40.632    14.62  -36.63  133423.31   -19.16
A (IER)       I 2032-08-17T22:08:14.821    17.05  -34.32  122050.38   -16.60
B (OER)       I 2032-08-17T22:12:56.026    18.13  -33.28  117571.16   -15.23
 
Saturn        I 2032-08-17T22:13:22.800    18.23  -33.18   59495.78             -48.42    -53.85
Saturn        E 2032-08-17T22:59:38.580    28.92  -22.74   59759.93             -37.21    -42.78
 
B (OER)       E 2032-08-17T23:25:13.082    34.85  -16.84  117571.16    15.19
A (IER)       E 2032-08-17T23:29:55.225    35.93  -15.74  122050.38    16.53
Encke (IEG)   E 2032-08-17T23:40:32.739    38.40  -13.27  133423.31    19.03
Encke (OEG)   E 2032-08-17T23:40:49.608    38.46  -13.20  133744.89    19.09
A (OER)       E 2032-08-17T23:43:26.165    39.07  -12.59  136774.40    19.60
F ring        E 2032-08-17T23:46:31.516    39.78  -11.87  140461.00    20.17