Saturn_2044-04-30T20_13_23.1900_PIC.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:12:11 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2044-04-30T20:18:20.760
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          : 6261279710107361664
2Mass ID (if available) : 15430787-1720076
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 15h 43m 07.65372s -17:20:07.83096s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :  17.08
K magnitude             :  9.324
G magnitude             : 12.265
RP magnitude            : 11.338
BP magnitude            : 13.135
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  8.976
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -18.91
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  162.85
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  154.92
B (ring opening deg)    :   23.60
PA of pole (deg)        :    1.86
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   6.237
C/A sky separation (km) :  40603.4
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 2044-04-30T18:23:29.286   -19.75x   5.39x 140461.00   -15.45
A (OER)       I 2044-04-30T18:27:30.404   -19.02x   4.68x 136774.40   -15.12
Encke (OEG)   I 2044-04-30T18:30:52.659   -18.40x   4.09x 133744.89   -14.83
Encke (IEG)   I 2044-04-30T18:31:14.368   -18.33x   4.03x 133423.31   -14.80
A (IER)       I 2044-04-30T18:44:39.518   -15.89x   1.69x 122050.38   -13.39
B (OER)       I 2044-04-30T18:50:23.187   -14.85x   0.70x 117571.16   -12.66
 
Saturn        I 2044-04-30T19:39:29.611    -6.09x  -7.50   60018.44             -28.53    -33.61
Saturn        E 2044-04-30T20:56:39.788     6.79  -18.90   59671.34             -47.88    -53.34
 
B (OER)       E 2044-04-30T20:46:35.674 b   5.19  -17.55  117571.16    12.73
A (IER)       E 2044-04-30T20:52:17.195 b   6.10  -18.32  122050.38    13.48
Encke (IEG)   E 2044-04-30T21:05:35.529     8.18  -20.06  133423.31    14.94
Encke (OEG)   E 2044-04-30T21:05:57.022     8.23  -20.11  133744.89    14.98
A (OER)       E 2044-04-30T21:09:17.189     8.75  -20.53  136774.40    15.29
F ring        E 2044-04-30T21:13:15.645     9.35  -21.03  140461.00    15.63