Saturn_2046-03-17T00_40_45.6600_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               : 2046-03-17T00:41:01.560
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          : 4120805792372372224
2Mass ID (if available) : 17271088-2142598
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 27m 10.88217s -21:42:59.89520s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.05
K magnitude             :  9.819
G magnitude             : 14.470
RP magnitude            : 13.277
BP magnitude            : 16.023
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.917
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :   7.71
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   93.57
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  160.03
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.54
PA of pole (deg)        :    4.78
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   7.378
C/A sky separation (km) :  53066.6
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 2046-03-16T21:14:36.222    29.90  -53.22  140461.00    -4.26
A (OER)       I 2046-03-16T21:29:31.973    32.87  -49.68  136774.40    -3.97
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-03-16T21:42:41.444    35.43  -46.54  133744.89    -3.70
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-03-16T21:44:08.680    35.71  -46.19  133423.31    -3.67
A (IER)       I 2046-03-16T22:49:01.175    46.89  -30.52  122050.38    -2.11
B (OER)       I 2046-03-16T23:44:59.206 b  53.57  -16.89  117571.36    -0.53
 
Saturn        I 2046-03-16T23:40:03.129    53.14  -18.10   59439.41             -49.79    -55.15
Saturn        E 2046-03-17T01:41:22.820    52.11   11.51x  59286.78             -56.38    -61.24
 
B (OER)       E 2046-03-17T00:21:10.904 b  55.57   -8.06  117571.24     0.53
A (IER)       E 2046-03-17T01:17:30.347 b  54.23    5.69x 122050.38     2.09
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-03-17T02:23:06.773    46.71   21.66x 133423.31     3.62
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-03-17T02:24:35.158    46.49   22.02x 133744.89     3.65
A (OER)       E 2046-03-17T02:37:55.350    44.39   25.25x 136774.40     3.92
F ring        E 2046-03-17T02:53:04.002    41.85   28.91x 140461.00     4.20