Saturn_2046-03-04T01_32_53.2800_PIC.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:12:15 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-03-04T01:27:18.810
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Saturn occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : PIC
Location                : Pic du Midi
Latitude (deg)          :  42.93656
E. Longitude (deg)      :   0.14231
Altitude (km)           :   2.890
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)      :   41.60
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 (")  :   0.983
C/A sky separation (km) :   7224.6
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 2046-03-03T22:46:36.083   -35.08x -49.23  140461.00   -14.39
A (OER)       I 2046-03-03T22:50:52.395   -34.29x -49.65  136774.40   -14.38
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-03-03T22:54:23.197   -33.64x -49.98  133744.89   -14.37
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-03-03T22:54:45.582   -33.57x -50.01  133423.31   -14.36
A (IER)       I 2046-03-03T23:07:58.513   -31.14x -51.15  122050.38   -14.32
B (OER)       I 2046-03-03T23:13:11.515   -30.18x -51.54  117571.16   -14.30
B (IER)       I 2046-03-03T23:43:09.016   -24.69x -53.20   91984.69   -14.16
C (IER)       I 2046-03-04T00:03:51.131   -20.93x -53.68   74490.58   -14.00
 
Saturn        I 2046-03-04T00:17:07.350   -18.54x -53.69   60237.23               8.37     10.24
Saturn        E 2046-03-04T02:38:10.315     5.00x -41.33   60261.18               3.93      4.82
 
C (IER)       E 2046-03-04T02:54:39.839     7.41  -38.86   74490.58    13.70
B (IER)       E 2046-03-04T03:15:52.505    10.36  -35.50   91984.69    13.78
B (OER)       E 2046-03-04T03:46:45.455    14.30  -30.35  117571.16    13.82
A (IER)       E 2046-03-04T03:52:09.426    14.94  -29.42  122050.38    13.83
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-03-04T04:05:51.828    16.51  -27.04  133423.31    13.83
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-03-04T04:06:15.080    16.55  -26.97  133744.89    13.83
A (OER)       E 2046-03-04T04:09:54.134    16.95  -26.33  136774.40    13.83
F ring        E 2046-03-04T04:14:20.701    17.42  -25.55  140461.00    13.83