Saturn_2043-05-07T17_02_10.3100_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               : 2043-05-07T16:58:37.210
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          : 6311378304588033920
2Mass ID (if available) : 14510804-1342382
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 14h 51m 07.86040s -13:42:37.93046s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :  10.13
K magnitude             :  8.781
G magnitude             : 11.095
RP magnitude            : 10.232
BP magnitude            : 11.443
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  8.866
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -20.20
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  176.75
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  161.99
B (ring opening deg)    :   20.21
PA of pole (deg)        :    0.26
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   8.566
C/A sky separation (km) :  55082.5
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 2043-05-07T15:24:03.356    60.93  -63.94  140461.00   -10.91
A (OER)       I 2043-05-07T15:30:05.090    59.99  -62.97  136774.40    -9.45
Encke (OEG)   I 2043-05-07T15:35:53.164    59.05  -62.01  133744.89    -7.94
Encke (IEG)   I 2043-05-07T15:36:34.147    58.94  -61.89  133423.31    -7.75
 
Saturn        I 2043-05-07T16:39:33.656    47.53  -50.25   59862.67             -46.64    -52.15
Saturn        E 2043-05-07T17:17:09.307    40.11  -42.77   59604.66             -68.93    -72.32
 
Encke (IEG)   E 2043-05-07T16:28:28.974    49.65  -52.40  133423.31     7.76
Encke (OEG)   E 2043-05-07T16:29:09.926    49.52  -52.27  133744.89     7.95
A (OER)       E 2043-05-07T16:34:57.725    48.41  -51.15  136774.40     9.46
F ring        E 2043-05-07T16:40:59.205 b  47.25  -49.97  140461.00    10.92