Saturn_2046-02-05T14_33_08.6500_PAL.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:13:05 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-02-05T14:31:44.000
Event type              : PtRgt
                        : Saturn occs: topocentric, not geoecetric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : PAL
Location                : Palomar Mt (200")
Latitude (deg)          :  33.35622
E. Longitude (deg)      : 243.13601
Altitude (km)           :   1.706
Gaia source ID          : 4115015901590367104
2Mass ID (if available) : 17174549-2137288
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 17m 45.47524s -21:37:28.88521s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.94
K magnitude             :  9.931
G magnitude             : 14.073
RP magnitude            : 12.960
BP magnitude            : 15.367
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 10.541
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  26.20
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   56.13
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   52.81
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.62
PA of pole (deg)        :    4.56
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   7.097
C/A sky separation (km) :  54254.2
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 2046-02-05T13:43:51.741    25.73  -12.12  140461.00   -13.15
A (OER)       I 2046-02-05T13:48:44.141    26.33  -11.12  136774.40   -12.06
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-02-05T13:53:06.770    26.85  -10.22  133744.89   -11.00
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-02-05T13:53:36.159    26.91  -10.12  133423.31   -10.88
A (IER)       I 2046-02-05T14:19:56.431 b  29.77   -4.77x 122050.38    -3.18
 
Saturn        I 2046-02-05T14:16:15.894    29.40   -5.51   59325.73             -54.34    -59.38
Saturn        E 2046-02-05T14:47:10.284    32.15    0.66x  59300.96             -55.42    -60.37
 
A (IER)       E 2046-02-05T14:39:19.536 b  31.53   -0.89x 122050.38     3.18
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-02-05T15:05:43.480    33.41    4.30x 133423.31    10.85
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-02-05T15:06:12.958    33.44    4.39x 133744.89    10.97
A (OER)       E 2046-02-05T15:10:36.406    33.68    5.24x 136774.40    12.02
F ring        E 2046-02-05T15:15:29.783    33.94    6.18x 140461.00    13.10