Saturn_2046-03-18T10_02_26.1300_ESO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:20:08 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-03-18T10:00:55.360
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Saturn occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : ESO
Location                : European Southern Obs. (3.6m)
Latitude (deg)          : -29.26097
E. Longitude (deg)      : 289.26831
Altitude (km)           :   2.400
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)      :  141.18
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 (")  :   2.588
C/A sky separation (km) :  18572.8
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 2046-03-18T04:24:24.140     9.38  -59.35  140461.00    -6.92
A (OER)       I 2046-03-18T04:33:17.861    11.22  -59.72  136774.40    -6.89
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-03-18T04:40:38.484    12.74  -59.91  133744.89    -6.86
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-03-18T04:41:25.366    12.91  -59.93  133423.31    -6.86
A (IER)       I 2046-03-18T05:09:18.230    18.76  -59.70  122050.38    -6.74
B (OER)       I 2046-03-18T05:20:25.740    21.12  -59.20  117571.16    -6.68
B (IER)       I 2046-03-18T06:26:04.259    35.25  -52.38   91984.69    -6.28
C (IER)       I 2046-03-18T07:14:13.792    45.76  -44.51   74490.58    -5.79
 
Saturn        I 2046-03-18T07:38:20.000    51.04  -40.05   60206.04             -11.94    -14.55
Saturn        E 2046-03-18T12:24:52.808    62.69   20.80x  60085.40             -20.84    -25.00
 
C (IER)       E 2046-03-18T12:17:53.526 b  64.20   19.30x  74490.58     5.68
B (IER)       E 2046-03-18T13:07:05.483    53.49   29.73x  91984.69     6.13
B (OER)       E 2046-03-18T14:14:31.217    38.74   43.20x 117571.16     6.49
A (IER)       E 2046-03-18T14:25:59.327    36.24   45.34x 122050.38     6.53
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-03-18T14:54:46.743    30.00   50.38x 133423.31     6.63
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-03-18T14:55:35.213    29.82   50.52x 133744.89     6.64
A (OER)       E 2046-03-18T15:03:10.914    28.19   51.75x 136774.40     6.66
F ring        E 2046-03-18T15:12:23.269    26.21   53.18x 140461.00     6.69