Saturn_2046-03-18T10_02_26.1300_AAT.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:21:03 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-03-18T09:56:05.280
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Saturn occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : AAT
Location                : Siding Spring (AAT)
Latitude (deg)          : -31.27703
E. Longitude (deg)      : 149.06608
Altitude (km)           :   1.164
Gaia source ID          : 4120805173897032576
2Mass ID (if available) : 17271973-2142541
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 27m 19.71756s -21:42:54.10177s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.02
K magnitude             :  9.861
G magnitude             : 14.747
RP magnitude            : 13.508
BP magnitude            : 16.429
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.894
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :   7.02
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   94.92
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  140.49
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.53
PA of pole (deg)        :    4.79
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   3.135
C/A sky separation (km) :  22498.5
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 2046-03-18T04:48:07.504   -21.48x  42.25x 140461.00    -7.01
A (OER)       I 2046-03-18T04:56:54.503   -22.80x  40.63x 136774.40    -6.98
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-03-18T05:04:08.923   -23.86x  39.27x 133744.89    -6.96
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-03-18T05:04:55.114   -23.97x  39.12x 133423.31    -6.96
A (IER)       I 2046-03-18T05:32:20.062   -27.70x  33.80x 122050.38    -6.86
B (OER)       I 2046-03-18T05:43:15.239   -29.04x  31.63x 117571.16    -6.81
B (IER)       I 2046-03-18T06:47:51.806   -35.10x  18.29x  91984.69    -6.33
C (IER)       I 2046-03-18T07:36:31.073   -37.05x   7.95x  74490.58    -5.58
 
Saturn        I 2046-03-18T07:50:28.585   -37.14x   4.97x  60166.74             -15.34    -18.60
Saturn        E 2046-03-18T12:04:05.627    -9.18x -46.06   60042.01             -23.32    -27.83
 
C (IER)       E 2046-03-18T11:46:24.545 b -12.34x -43.08   74490.58     5.35
B (IER)       E 2046-03-18T12:37:33.302    -2.96x -51.10   91984.69     5.97
B (OER)       E 2046-03-18T13:46:34.817    10.63  -57.60  117571.16     6.32
A (IER)       E 2046-03-18T13:58:21.785    13.03  -58.00  122050.38     6.35
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-03-18T14:28:04.870    19.16  -57.92  133423.31     6.40
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-03-18T14:28:55.099    19.33  -57.90  133744.89     6.40
A (OER)       E 2046-03-18T14:36:47.905    20.98  -57.61  136774.40     6.41
F ring        E 2046-03-18T14:46:22.427    22.98  -57.12  140461.00     6.42