Saturn_2041-05-02T17_01_58.9300_MSO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:22:47 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2041-05-02T16:56:47.210
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Saturn occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : MSO
Location                : Mt. Stromlo Observatory
Latitude (deg)          : -35.32000
E. Longitude (deg)      : 149.00833
Altitude (km)           :   0.770
Gaia source ID          : 3635760154744472960
2Mass ID (if available) : 13135869-0451511
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 13h 13m 58.63924s -04:51:51.41902s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.00
K magnitude             :  8.025
G magnitude             : 10.266
RP magnitude            :  9.574
BP magnitude            : 10.809
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  8.755
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -17.84
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  156.66
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  128.53
B (ring opening deg)    :   10.88
PA of pole (deg)        :   -2.49
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   8.461
C/A sky separation (km) :  53726.2
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 2041-05-02T14:57:19.420    45.76  -66.74  140461.00   -17.95
A (OER)       I 2041-05-02T15:00:57.827    45.14  -66.28  136774.40   -15.78
Encke (OEG)   I 2041-05-02T15:04:24.181    44.55  -65.84  133744.89   -13.56
Encke (IEG)   I 2041-05-02T15:04:48.128    44.48  -65.79  133423.31   -13.29
 
Saturn        I 2041-05-02T16:31:42.792    28.15  -51.08   60184.49             -39.43    -45.04
Saturn        E 2041-05-02T17:21:40.583    18.09  -41.24   60069.63             -78.58    -80.50
 
Encke (IEG)   E 2041-05-02T15:40:16.960    38.09  -60.41  133423.31    13.29
Encke (OEG)   E 2041-05-02T15:40:40.911    38.01  -60.34  133744.89    13.56
A (OER)       E 2041-05-02T15:44:07.301    37.37  -59.76  136774.40    15.77
F ring        E 2041-05-02T15:47:45.752    36.68  -59.14  140461.00    17.95