Saturn_2046-03-07T09_18_11.1800_ESO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:20:08 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-03-07T09:14:33.930
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Saturn occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : ESO
Location                : European Southern Obs. (3.6m)
Latitude (deg)          : -29.26097
E. Longitude (deg)      : 289.26831
Altitude (km)           :   2.400
Gaia source ID          : 4120814691545078784
2Mass ID (if available) : 17254740-2142333
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 25m 47.39675s -21:42:33.72317s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.96
K magnitude             :  9.885
G magnitude             : 14.423
RP magnitude            : 13.250
BP magnitude            : 15.910
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 10.078
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  12.55
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   84.27
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   81.03
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.56
PA of pole (deg)        :    4.75
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   1.113
C/A sky separation (km) :   8132.7
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 2046-03-07T06:09:33.064    22.70  -51.18  140461.00   -12.46
A (OER)       I 2046-03-07T06:14:29.076    23.75  -50.61  136774.40   -12.45
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-03-07T06:18:32.619    24.62  -50.12  133744.89   -12.43
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-03-07T06:18:58.487    24.71  -50.07  133423.31   -12.43
A (IER)       I 2046-03-07T06:34:15.347    28.00  -48.07  122050.38   -12.38
B (OER)       I 2046-03-07T06:40:17.595    29.30  -47.22  117571.16   -12.35
B (IER)       I 2046-03-07T07:15:01.732    36.82  -41.78   91984.69   -12.19
C (IER)       I 2046-03-07T07:39:06.522    42.08  -37.57   74490.58   -12.01
 
Saturn        I 2046-03-07T07:53:24.676    45.20  -34.93   60228.63               9.48     11.59
Saturn        E 2046-03-07T10:36:25.996    79.43   -1.28x  60260.20               4.20      5.16
 
C (IER)       E 2046-03-07T10:55:28.249    81.95    2.86x  74490.58    11.80
B (IER)       E 2046-03-07T11:20:01.843    82.31    8.21x  91984.69    11.93
B (OER)       E 2046-03-07T11:55:37.856    77.34   15.98x 117571.16    12.02
A (IER)       E 2046-03-07T12:01:50.302    76.17   17.33x 122050.38    12.03
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-03-07T12:17:34.455    73.06   20.76x 133423.31    12.06
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-03-07T12:18:01.123    72.97   20.85x 133744.89    12.06
A (OER)       E 2046-03-07T12:22:12.279    72.11   21.76x 136774.40    12.07
F ring        E 2046-03-07T12:27:17.736    71.06   22.87x 140461.00    12.07