Saturn_2046-03-04T01_32_53.2800_KAV.txt Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:18:23 2023 target : Saturn target radius (km) : 60268.00 C/A epoch : 2046-03-04T01:33:02.970 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 : 4120816924928289024 2Mass ID (if available) : 17250982-2142199 ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 25m 09.80284s -21:42:20.20449s RUWE (>1.4 is poor) : 0.97 K magnitude : 8.928 G magnitude : 13.766 RP magnitude : 12.520 BP magnitude : 15.491 DUPflag : 0 Distance (au) : 10.133 f0 (km) : 0.000 g0 (km) : 0.000 skyplane vel. (km/s) : 14.20 Sun-Target sep (deg) : 81.08 Sun-Moon sep (deg) : 41.64 B (ring opening deg) : 26.57 PA of pole (deg) : 4.74 Pole direction: RA (deg): 40.60000 Dec (deg): 83.50000 C/A sky separation (") : 0.892 C/A sky separation (km) : 6556.2 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- F ring I 2046-03-03T22:46:43.223 38.24 -32.97 140461.00 -13.88 A (OER) I 2046-03-03T22:51:08.990 39.05 -31.89 136774.40 -13.87 Encke (OEG) I 2046-03-03T22:54:47.547 39.71 -31.00 133744.89 -13.86 Encke (IEG) I 2046-03-03T22:55:10.755 39.78 -30.90 133423.31 -13.86 A (IER) I 2046-03-03T23:08:52.637 42.19 -27.56 122050.38 -13.82 B (OER) I 2046-03-03T23:14:16.949 43.11 -26.24 117571.16 -13.80 B (IER) I 2046-03-03T23:45:17.368 47.95 -18.67 91984.69 -13.70 C (IER) I 2046-03-04T00:06:39.809 50.76 -13.46 74490.58 -13.58 Saturn I 2046-03-04T00:20:31.941 52.31 -10.09 60238.92 8.13 9.96 Saturn E 2046-03-04T02:45:42.839 50.37 24.94x 60264.44 2.84 3.48 C (IER) E 2046-03-04T03:02:47.606 48.09 28.99x 74490.58 13.55 B (IER) E 2046-03-04T03:24:12.581 44.85 34.02x 91984.69 13.66 B (OER) E 2046-03-04T03:55:17.858 39.54 41.23x 117571.16 13.76 A (IER) E 2046-03-04T04:00:43.163 38.55 42.47x 122050.38 13.78 Encke (IEG) E 2046-03-04T04:14:27.764 35.98 45.58x 133423.31 13.81 Encke (OEG) E 2046-03-04T04:14:51.054 35.91 45.67x 133744.89 13.81 A (OER) E 2046-03-04T04:18:30.386 35.21 46.49x 136774.40 13.82 F ring E 2046-03-04T04:22:57.124 34.35 47.48x 140461.00 13.83