Saturn_2046-03-17T00_40_45.6600_TEN.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:16:39 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-03-17T00:30:59.860
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Saturn occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : TEN
Location                : Teide Obs./Tenerife
Latitude (deg)          :  28.30050
E. Longitude (deg)      : 343.48909
Altitude (km)           :   2.395
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)      :  160.45
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 (")  :   7.519
C/A sky separation (km) :  54078.6
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 2046-03-16T21:28:59.797   -55.16x -30.02  140461.00    -4.18
A (OER)       I 2046-03-16T21:44:17.060   -51.78x -33.24  136774.40    -3.85
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-03-16T21:57:57.467   -48.76x -36.07  133744.89    -3.53
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-03-16T21:59:28.994   -48.43x -36.39  133423.31    -3.50
A (IER)       I 2046-03-16T23:15:48.973   -31.65x -51.05  122050.38    -1.39
 
Saturn        I 2046-03-16T23:38:38.634   -26.69x -54.81   59383.69             -52.14    -57.35
Saturn        E 2046-03-17T01:23:29.802    -4.53x -63.12   59274.40             -56.94    -61.75
 
A (IER)       E 2046-03-17T00:47:18.418 b -12.03x -62.45  122050.38     1.36
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-03-17T02:06:31.705     4.10x -60.43  133423.31     3.32
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-03-17T02:08:08.079     4.42x -60.27  133744.89     3.35
A (OER)       E 2046-03-17T02:22:34.228     7.22  -58.62  136774.40     3.64
F ring        E 2046-03-17T02:38:47.434    10.31  -56.43  140461.00     3.93