Saturn_2046-02-02T00_07_11.8700_KAV.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:18:21 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-02-02T00:04:27.070
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Saturn occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : KAV
Location                : Kavalur Observatory
Latitude (deg)          :  12.57556
E. Longitude (deg)      :  78.83167
Altitude (km)           :   0.722
Gaia source ID          : 4115763981793858048
2Mass ID (if available) : 17162727-2136170
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 16m 27.28129s -21:36:17.26816s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.95
K magnitude             :  9.653
G magnitude             : 13.344
RP magnitude            : 12.321
BP magnitude            : 14.424
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 10.590
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  27.62
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   52.78
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   10.96
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.63
PA of pole (deg)        :    4.53
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   5.028
C/A sky separation (km) :  38618.4
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 2046-02-01T22:56:12.966    18.05  -32.46  140461.00   -21.69
A (OER)       I 2046-02-01T22:59:04.379    18.66  -31.78  136774.40   -21.32
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-02-01T23:01:27.556    19.18  -31.21  133744.89   -20.99
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-02-01T23:01:42.887    19.23  -31.15  133423.31   -20.96
A (IER)       I 2046-02-01T23:11:05.289    21.24  -28.92  122050.38   -19.42
B (OER)       I 2046-02-01T23:15:00.536    22.07  -27.98  117571.16   -18.65
B (IER)       I 2046-02-01T23:44:11.464 b  28.16  -21.04   91984.69    -9.47
 
Saturn        I 2046-02-01T23:36:37.933    26.60  -22.84   59795.01             -34.90    -40.39
Saturn        E 2046-02-02T00:32:18.319    37.61   -9.66   59776.54             -35.68    -41.21
 
B (IER)       E 2046-02-02T00:23:07.441 b  35.88  -11.83   91984.69     9.44
B (OER)       E 2046-02-02T00:52:26.181    41.26   -4.93x 117571.16    18.54
A (IER)       E 2046-02-02T00:56:22.894    41.94   -4.01x 122050.38    19.30
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-02-02T01:05:49.234    43.55   -1.80x 133423.31    20.80
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-02-02T01:06:04.682    43.59   -1.74x 133744.89    20.84
A (OER)       E 2046-02-02T01:08:28.964    43.99   -1.18x 136774.40    21.16
F ring        E 2046-02-02T01:11:21.752    44.46   -0.50x 140461.00    21.51