Saturn_2046-02-11T12_30_36.6800_PAL.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:13:06 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-02-11T12:27:46.640
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Saturn occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : 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          : 4115048715120678144
2Mass ID (if available) : 17194547-2139044
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 19m 45.46193s -21:39:04.87329s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.97
K magnitude             :  8.500
G magnitude             : 13.169
RP magnitude            : 11.990
BP magnitude            : 14.667
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 10.456
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  23.72
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   61.65
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  121.58
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.61
PA of pole (deg)        :    4.61
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   5.216
C/A sky separation (km) :  39558.1
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 2046-02-11T11:08:19.559     4.60x -43.51  140461.00   -18.39
A (OER)       I 2046-02-11T11:11:41.891     5.21  -42.83  136774.40   -18.05
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-02-11T11:14:31.129     5.72  -42.25  133744.89   -17.75
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-02-11T11:14:49.266     5.78  -42.19  133423.31   -17.71
A (IER)       I 2046-02-11T11:25:56.828     7.77  -39.90  122050.38   -16.30
B (OER)       I 2046-02-11T11:30:37.759     8.59  -38.93  117571.16   -15.58
B (IER)       I 2046-02-11T12:07:24.568 b  14.83  -31.28   91984.69    -6.52
 
Saturn        I 2046-02-11T11:55:59.164    12.95  -33.67   59784.76             -35.36    -40.87
Saturn        E 2046-02-11T12:59:35.710    22.72  -20.36   59740.03             -37.25    -42.82
 
B (IER)       E 2046-02-11T12:43:41.081 b  20.46  -23.69   91984.69     6.49
B (OER)       E 2046-02-11T13:20:40.059    25.50  -15.97  117571.16    15.47
A (IER)       E 2046-02-11T13:25:23.092    26.09  -14.99  122050.38    16.17
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-02-11T13:36:36.256    27.42  -12.66  133423.31    17.56
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-02-11T13:36:54.557    27.46  -12.60  133744.89    17.59
A (OER)       E 2046-02-11T13:39:45.361    27.78  -12.01  136774.40    17.88
F ring        E 2046-02-11T13:43:09.639    28.16  -11.31  140461.00    18.21