Saturn_2046-02-15T23_45_28.7800_KAV.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:18:22 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-02-15T23:42:10.920
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          : 4115037685644211328
2Mass ID (if available) : 17210871-2139577
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 21m 08.69235s -21:39:57.94109s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.00
K magnitude             :  8.986
G magnitude             : 13.244
RP magnitude            : 12.116
BP magnitude            : 14.586
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 10.390
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  21.76
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   65.85
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  174.24
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.60
PA of pole (deg)        :    4.64
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   3.012
C/A sky separation (km) :  22692.9
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 2046-02-15T22:02:25.755    17.28  -45.18  140461.00   -20.16
A (OER)       I 2046-02-15T22:05:29.004    17.94  -44.44  136774.40   -20.07
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-02-15T22:08:00.221    18.49  -43.83  133744.89   -19.99
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-02-15T22:08:16.308    18.55  -43.76  133423.31   -19.99
A (IER)       I 2046-02-15T22:17:50.188    20.60  -41.44  122050.38   -19.63
B (OER)       I 2046-02-15T22:21:39.271    21.41  -40.51  117571.17   -19.47
B (IER)       I 2046-02-15T22:44:20.040    26.18  -35.00   91984.69   -17.96
C (IER)       I 2046-02-15T23:01:31.450 b  29.70  -30.84   74490.58   -15.73
 
Saturn        I 2046-02-15T22:58:57.456    29.18  -31.46   60082.52              20.94     25.11
Saturn        E 2046-02-16T00:25:35.088    45.16  -10.55   60121.93              18.48     22.28
 
C (IER)       E 2046-02-16T00:26:27.505    45.29  -10.34   74490.58    15.64
B (IER)       E 2046-02-16T00:43:46.769    47.91   -6.19   91984.69    17.80
B (OER)       E 2046-02-16T01:06:42.284    50.93   -0.71x 117571.16    19.23
A (IER)       E 2046-02-16T01:10:34.314    51.38    0.21x 122050.38    19.38
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-02-16T01:20:16.149    52.43    2.51x 133423.31    19.70
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-02-16T01:20:32.471    52.45    2.58x 133744.89    19.71
A (OER)       E 2046-02-16T01:23:05.926    52.71    3.19x 136774.40    19.78
F ring        E 2046-02-16T01:26:11.960    53.01    3.92x 140461.00    19.86