Saturn_2046-02-03T07_46_58.4300_ESO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:20:06 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-02-03T07:43:39.660
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          : 4115013943085406720
2Mass ID (if available) : 17165639-2136362
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 16m 56.39433s -21:36:36.70867s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.97
K magnitude             :  9.727
G magnitude             : 14.118
RP magnitude            : 12.934
BP magnitude            : 15.616
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 10.572
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  27.11
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   54.01
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   25.92
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.63
PA of pole (deg)        :    4.54
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   1.064
C/A sky separation (km) :   8157.5
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 2046-02-03T06:18:21.366     0.26x -40.35  140461.00   -27.00
A (OER)       I 2046-02-03T06:20:37.939     0.72x -40.13  136774.40   -26.98
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-02-03T06:22:30.238     1.09x -39.94  133744.89   -26.97
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-02-03T06:22:42.162     1.13x -39.92  133423.31   -26.97
A (IER)       I 2046-02-03T06:29:44.376     2.54x -39.19  122050.38   -26.90
B (OER)       I 2046-02-03T06:32:30.963     3.10x -38.89  117571.16   -26.87
B (IER)       I 2046-02-03T06:48:27.014     6.33  -37.04   91984.69   -26.63
C (IER)       I 2046-02-03T06:59:27.559     8.58  -35.64   74490.58   -26.31
 
Saturn        I 2046-02-03T07:06:56.336    10.13  -34.64   60243.57               7.43      9.10
Saturn        E 2046-02-03T08:20:29.362    25.64  -22.96   60249.39               6.48      7.94
 
C (IER)       E 2046-02-03T08:28:24.027    27.34  -21.55   74490.58    26.13
B (IER)       E 2046-02-03T08:39:29.623    29.73  -19.54   91984.69    26.40
B (OER)       E 2046-02-03T08:55:34.944    33.22  -16.54  117571.16    26.58
A (IER)       E 2046-02-03T08:58:23.382    33.82  -16.01  122050.38    26.60
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-02-03T09:05:30.593    35.37  -14.65  133423.31    26.64
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-02-03T09:05:42.665    35.41  -14.62  133744.89    26.64
A (OER)       E 2046-02-03T09:07:36.371    35.83  -14.25  136774.40    26.65
F ring        E 2046-02-03T09:09:54.697    36.33  -13.81  140461.00    26.66