Saturn_2046-01-30T17_15_23.2900_MSO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:22:50 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-01-30T17:12:22.750
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          : 4115744431101769088
2Mass ID (if available) : 17153581-2135188
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 15m 35.79705s -21:35:18.78879s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.00
K magnitude             :  9.870
G magnitude             : 14.564
RP magnitude            : 13.358
BP magnitude            : 16.156
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 10.620
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  28.48
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   50.66
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   20.63
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.63
PA of pole (deg)        :    4.50
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   4.853
C/A sky separation (km) :  37379.8
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 2046-01-30T16:06:50.961     5.52  -31.29  140461.00   -22.99
A (OER)       I 2046-01-30T16:09:32.554     6.03  -31.00  136774.40   -22.64
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-01-30T16:11:47.309     6.46  -30.76  133744.89   -22.32
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-01-30T16:12:01.725     6.51  -30.74  133423.31   -22.29
A (IER)       I 2046-01-30T16:20:48.482     8.18  -29.75  122050.38   -20.83
B (OER)       I 2046-01-30T16:24:27.298     8.88  -29.33  117571.17   -20.10
B (IER)       I 2046-01-30T16:50:17.572 b  13.90  -26.06   91984.69   -11.92
 
Saturn        I 2046-01-30T16:45:02.694    12.87  -26.76   59810.16              34.24     39.71
Saturn        E 2046-01-30T17:39:46.449    23.75  -18.77   59822.77              33.70     39.14
 
B (IER)       E 2046-01-30T17:35:33.198 b  22.90  -19.44   91984.69    11.88
B (OER)       E 2046-01-30T18:01:31.066    28.15  -15.21  117571.16    19.96
A (IER)       E 2046-01-30T18:05:11.439    28.89  -14.60  122050.38    20.68
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-01-30T18:14:02.414    30.70  -13.09  133423.31    22.10
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-01-30T18:14:16.956    30.75  -13.05  133744.89    22.13
A (OER)       E 2046-01-30T18:16:32.899    31.21  -12.66  136774.40    22.44
F ring        E 2046-01-30T18:19:15.975    31.76  -12.19  140461.00    22.77