Saturn_2043-09-21T17_47_59.6500_PIC.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:12:10 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2043-09-21T17:48:50.870
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          : 6310500993092031232
2Mass ID (if available) : 14513051-1414122
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 14h 51m 30.48739s -14:14:12.21169s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.42
K magnitude             :  9.858
G magnitude             : 12.253
RP magnitude            : 11.509
BP magnitude            : 12.866
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 10.564
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  30.00
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   46.70
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  168.65
B (ring opening deg)    :   20.73
PA of pole (deg)        :    0.28
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   5.566
C/A sky separation (km) :  42646.6
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 2043-09-21T17:32:55.682 b  21.88    3.93x 140461.00   -29.17
A (OER)       I 2043-09-21T17:35:03.414 b  21.61    3.54x 136774.40   -28.55
Encke (OEG)   I 2043-09-21T17:36:50.552 b  21.39    3.21x 133744.89   -28.00
Encke (IEG)   I 2043-09-21T17:37:02.051 b  21.36    3.18x 133423.31   -27.93
A (IER)       I 2043-09-21T17:44:08.263 b  20.45    1.87x 122050.38   -25.32
B (OER)       I 2043-09-21T17:47:09.899 b  20.05    1.32x 117571.16   -23.98
 
Saturn        I 2043-09-21T17:25:26.479    22.79    5.31x  59695.43             -57.29    -62.07
Saturn        E 2043-09-21T18:12:34.449    16.55   -3.35x  60123.50             -24.86    -29.56
 
B (OER)       E 2043-09-21T18:49:26.227    11.02  -10.07  117571.16    24.03
A (IER)       E 2043-09-21T18:52:27.367    10.54  -10.62  122050.38    25.40
Encke (IEG)   E 2043-09-21T18:59:32.028     9.42  -11.89  133423.31    28.05
Encke (OEG)   E 2043-09-21T18:59:43.480     9.39  -11.93  133744.89    28.11
A (OER)       E 2043-09-21T19:01:30.181     9.10  -12.25  136774.40    28.67
F ring        E 2043-09-21T19:03:37.386     8.76  -12.63  140461.00    29.29