Saturn_2046-03-17T00_40_45.6600_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               : 2046-03-17T00:32:42.330
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          : 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)      :  160.41
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 (")  :   7.272
C/A sky separation (km) :  52302.3
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 2046-03-16T21:15:53.996   -42.70x -33.64  140461.00    -4.51
A (OER)       I 2046-03-16T21:29:56.902   -40.14x -35.70  136774.40    -4.23
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-03-16T21:42:16.095   -37.88x -37.43  133744.89    -3.96
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-03-16T21:43:37.527   -37.63x -37.61  133423.31    -3.93
A (IER)       I 2046-03-16T22:42:36.889   -26.79x -44.47  122050.38    -2.43
B (OER)       I 2046-03-16T23:23:10.525   -19.42x -47.45  117571.17    -1.23
 
Saturn        I 2046-03-16T23:31:36.711   -17.90x -47.85   59453.46             -49.21    -54.60
Saturn        E 2046-03-17T01:34:03.365     2.72x -44.31   59325.58             -54.65    -59.67
 
B (OER)       E 2046-03-17T00:42:15.267 b  -5.62x -47.89  117571.16     1.21
A (IER)       E 2046-03-17T01:23:49.321 b   1.13x -45.23  122050.38     2.36
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-03-17T02:25:16.175    10.15  -38.43  133423.31     3.74
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-03-17T02:26:41.767    10.34  -38.24  133744.89     3.77
A (OER)       E 2046-03-17T02:39:40.239    12.05  -36.46  136774.40     4.01
F ring        E 2046-03-17T02:54:31.210    13.92  -34.32  140461.00     4.26