Saturn_2046-03-17T00_40_45.6600_PMO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:14:00 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-03-17T00:47:14.560
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Saturn occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : PMO
Location                : Purple Mtn Obs. Nanking
Latitude (deg)          :  32.06667
E. Longitude (deg)      : 118.82089
Altitude (km)           :   0.364
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)      :  159.44
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 (")  :   7.241
C/A sky separation (km) :  52082.8
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 2046-03-16T21:08:03.643    35.14  -14.51  140461.00    -4.44
A (OER)       I 2046-03-16T21:22:17.587    35.75  -11.51  136774.40    -4.19
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-03-16T21:34:41.279    36.11   -8.88  133744.89    -3.96
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-03-16T21:36:02.862    36.14   -8.60  133423.31    -3.93
A (IER)       I 2046-03-16T22:33:18.036    35.61    3.56x 122050.38    -2.64
B (OER)       I 2046-03-16T23:07:27.482    33.68   10.77x 117571.16    -1.72
 
Saturn        I 2046-03-16T23:42:45.101    30.55   18.13x  59491.03             -47.65    -53.12
Saturn        E 2046-03-17T01:50:28.242    12.29   42.65x  59306.19             -55.51    -60.45
 
B (OER)       E 2046-03-17T01:01:56.800 b  20.23   33.92x 117571.16     1.72
A (IER)       E 2046-03-17T01:35:54.936 b  14.77   40.14x 122050.38     2.66
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-03-17T02:32:32.753     4.73x  49.14x 133423.31     3.98
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-03-17T02:33:53.191     4.48x  49.33x 133744.89     4.01
A (OER)       E 2046-03-17T02:46:06.004     2.19x  50.93x 136774.40     4.25
F ring        E 2046-03-17T03:00:06.555    -0.48x  52.57x 140461.00     4.51