Saturn_2046-03-04T16_52_00.1700_MSO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:22:52 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-03-04T16:46:38.640
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Saturn occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : MSO
Location                : Mt. Stromlo Observatory
Latitude (deg)          : -35.32000
E. Longitude (deg)      : 149.00833
Altitude (km)           :   0.770
Gaia source ID          : 4120816473911221248
2Mass ID (if available) : 17251737-2142218
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 25m 17.36710s -21:42:22.31044s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.23
K magnitude             :  9.962
G magnitude             : 11.863
RP magnitude            : 11.210
BP magnitude            : 12.338
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 10.122
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  13.89
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   81.69
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   49.47
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.56
PA of pole (deg)        :    4.74
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   1.078
C/A sky separation (km) :   7910.7
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 2046-03-04T14:01:16.897     4.55x -48.50  140461.00   -13.96
A (OER)       I 2046-03-04T14:05:41.144     5.38  -48.57  136774.40   -13.94
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-03-04T14:09:18.512     6.07  -48.61  133744.89   -13.93
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-03-04T14:09:41.597     6.14  -48.61  133423.31   -13.93
A (IER)       I 2046-03-04T14:23:19.583     8.74  -48.59  122050.38   -13.88
B (OER)       I 2046-03-04T14:28:42.631     9.78  -48.52  117571.16   -13.85
B (IER)       I 2046-03-04T14:59:39.826    15.82  -47.35   91984.69   -13.69
C (IER)       I 2046-03-04T15:21:05.862    20.07  -45.86   74490.58   -13.50
 
Saturn        I 2046-03-04T15:34:19.355    22.72  -44.67   60232.69               8.97     10.97
Saturn        E 2046-03-04T17:59:41.165    52.35  -23.08   60259.27               4.44      5.46
 
C (IER)       E 2046-03-04T18:16:33.508    55.73  -19.95   74490.58    13.21
B (IER)       E 2046-03-04T18:38:31.771    60.07  -15.78   91984.69    13.32
B (OER)       E 2046-03-04T19:10:27.299    66.09   -9.54  117571.16    13.39
A (IER)       E 2046-03-04T19:16:01.861    67.09   -8.44  122050.38    13.39
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-03-04T19:30:10.743    69.52   -5.62  133423.31    13.40
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-03-04T19:30:34.736    69.59   -5.54  133744.89    13.40
A (OER)       E 2046-03-04T19:34:20.744    70.20   -4.78x 136774.40    13.41
F ring        E 2046-03-04T19:38:55.722    70.93   -3.86x 140461.00    13.41