Saturn_2046-02-18T11_34_18.5900_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               : 2046-02-18T11:30:52.730
Event type              : XRt
                        : No Saturn occs
                        : Ring occs: topocentric, not geoecetric
Observer code           : PAL
Location                : Palomar Mt (200")
Latitude (deg)          :  33.35622
E. Longitude (deg)      : 243.13601
Altitude (km)           :   1.706
Gaia source ID          : 4115035486621485312
2Mass ID (if available) : 17215213-2140389
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 21m 52.13416s -21:40:39.16180s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.00
K magnitude             :  9.866
G magnitude             : 14.752
RP magnitude            : 13.534
BP magnitude            : 16.383
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 10.351
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  20.64
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   68.19
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  147.54
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.60
PA of pole (deg)        :    4.66
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   8.229
C/A sky separation (km) :  61775.8
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
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
F ring        I 2046-02-18T11:03:32.165     8.28  -43.08  140461.00    -3.93
 
No planet occultations
 
F ring        E 2046-02-18T11:47:22.179    15.69  -34.13  140461.00     3.91