Saturn_2044-08-04T15_39_04.6000_ESO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:20:04 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2044-08-04T15:29:39.890
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Saturn occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : ESO
Location                : European Southern Obs. (3.6m)
Latitude (deg)          : -29.26097
E. Longitude (deg)      : 289.26831
Altitude (km)           :   2.400
Gaia source ID          : 6258727945477949440
2Mass ID (if available) : 15243710-1630354
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 15h 24m 37.08137s -16:30:36.33814s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   2.18
K magnitude             :  8.914
G magnitude             : 11.253
RP magnitude            : 10.515
BP magnitude            : 11.584
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.720
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :   4.19
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  100.71
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   33.71
B (ring opening deg)    :   22.90
PA of pole (deg)        :    1.29
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   4.580
C/A sky separation (km) :  32289.0
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 2044-08-04T12:14:13.387   -42.06x   9.32x 140461.00    -6.16
A (OER)       I 2044-08-04T12:24:12.314 b -41.29x  11.27x 136774.40    -6.15
Encke (OEG)   I 2044-08-04T12:32:25.966 b -40.57x  12.87x 133744.89    -6.13
Encke (IEG)   I 2044-08-04T12:33:18.452 b -40.49x  13.04x 133423.31    -6.13
A (IER)       I 2044-08-04T13:04:27.622 b -37.15x  18.90x 122050.38    -6.04
B (OER)       I 2044-08-04T13:16:52.318 b -35.59x  21.16x 117571.16    -5.99
B (IER)       I 2044-08-04T14:30:29.745 b -24.23x  33.10x  91984.69    -5.53
C (IER)       I 2044-08-04T15:26:33.790 b -13.93x  39.85x  74490.58    -4.79
 
Saturn        I 2044-08-04T12:20:02.969   -41.62x  10.46x  59598.14             -54.54    -59.56
Saturn        E 2044-08-04T18:50:00.123    28.67   35.50x  60267.81              -0.79     -0.97
 
C (IER)       E 2044-08-04T19:47:46.616    41.32   26.92x  74490.58     4.71
B (IER)       E 2044-08-04T20:44:52.785    53.72   16.83x  91984.69     5.42
B (OER)       E 2044-08-04T22:00:06.396    69.06    2.04x 117571.16     5.86
A (IER)       E 2044-08-04T22:12:48.141    71.33   -0.57x 122050.38     5.90
Encke (IEG)   E 2044-08-04T22:44:39.640    75.93   -7.22  133423.31     5.99
Encke (OEG)   E 2044-08-04T22:45:33.290    76.02   -7.40  133744.89     5.99
A (OER)       E 2044-08-04T22:53:57.794    76.80   -9.18  136774.40     6.01
F ring        E 2044-08-04T23:04:09.596    77.39  -11.34  140461.00     6.04