Saturn_2046-02-06T18_22_00.0600_MSO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:22:51 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-02-06T18:19:02.290
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          : 4115003596458033024
2Mass ID (if available) : 17180990-2137354
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 18m 09.89281s -21:37:35.67596s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.06
K magnitude             :  9.262
G magnitude             : 14.005
RP magnitude            : 12.743
BP magnitude            : 15.800
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 10.525
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  25.72
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   57.21
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   66.61
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.62
PA of pole (deg)        :    4.57
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   5.860
C/A sky separation (km) :  44733.5
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 2046-02-06T17:16:21.236    24.08  -24.10  140461.00   -18.04
A (OER)       I 2046-02-06T17:19:48.536    24.78  -23.57  136774.40   -17.52
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-02-06T17:22:43.754    25.37  -23.12  133744.89   -17.05
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-02-06T17:23:02.641    25.43  -23.07  133423.31   -17.00
A (IER)       I 2046-02-06T17:34:57.554    27.85  -21.20  122050.38   -14.72
B (OER)       I 2046-02-06T17:40:14.831    28.92  -20.34  117571.16   -13.50
 
Saturn        I 2046-02-06T17:53:21.003    31.59  -18.18   59605.00              42.78     48.38
Saturn        E 2046-02-06T18:44:48.230    42.12   -9.14   59636.77              41.49     47.10
 
B (OER)       E 2046-02-06T19:01:16.855    45.49   -6.08  117571.16    13.42
A (IER)       E 2046-02-06T19:06:36.026    46.58   -5.09  122050.38    14.62
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-02-06T19:18:36.183    49.03   -2.81x 133423.31    16.86
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-02-06T19:18:55.226    49.09   -2.75x 133744.89    16.91
A (OER)       E 2046-02-06T19:21:51.936    49.69   -2.19x 136774.40    17.37
F ring        E 2046-02-06T19:25:21.100    50.40   -1.52x 140461.00    17.87