Saturn_2044-05-15T13_25_51.4700_MSO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:22:48 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2044-05-15T13:26:27.800
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          : 6261454876055344896
2Mass ID (if available) : 15384516-1705337
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 15h 38m 45.15104s -17:05:33.93737s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.97
K magnitude             :  9.449
G magnitude             : 11.867
RP magnitude            : 11.131
BP magnitude            : 12.468
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  8.936
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -20.18
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  177.13
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   38.60
B (ring opening deg)    :   23.39
PA of pole (deg)        :    1.72
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   6.782
C/A sky separation (km) :  43953.3
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 2044-05-15T11:44:38.468    53.15  -56.05  140461.00   -15.39
A (OER)       I 2044-05-15T11:48:41.595    53.93  -56.83  136774.40   -14.93
Encke (OEG)   I 2044-05-15T11:52:07.438    54.58  -57.49  133744.89   -14.50
Encke (IEG)   I 2044-05-15T11:52:29.648    54.65  -57.56  133423.31   -14.46
A (IER)       I 2044-05-15T12:06:34.776    57.31  -60.21  122050.38   -12.36
B (OER)       I 2044-05-15T12:12:54.129    58.47  -61.37  117571.16   -11.23
 
Saturn        I 2044-05-15T12:53:22.548    65.34  -68.18   59951.29             -32.96    -38.36
Saturn        E 2044-05-15T13:59:07.886    71.95  -73.97   59620.19             -51.39    -56.65
 
B (OER)       E 2044-05-15T13:40:48.831 b  71.00  -73.40  117571.16    11.24
A (IER)       E 2044-05-15T13:47:07.821 b  71.42  -73.71  122050.38    12.38
Encke (IEG)   E 2044-05-15T14:01:10.679    72.00  -73.97  133423.31    14.51
Encke (OEG)   E 2044-05-15T14:01:32.801    72.01  -73.97  133744.89    14.56
A (OER)       E 2044-05-15T14:04:57.757    72.07  -73.94  136774.40    15.00
F ring        E 2044-05-15T14:08:59.685    72.10  -73.86  140461.00    15.47