Saturn_2046-03-18T10_02_26.1300_MSO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:22:53 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-03-18T09:56:22.070
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Saturn occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : MSO
Location                : Mt. Stromlo Observatory
Latitude (deg)          : -35.32000
E. Longitude (deg)      : 149.00833
Altitude (km)           :   0.770
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)      :  140.50
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 (")  :   3.173
C/A sky separation (km) :  22769.7
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 2046-03-18T04:48:01.627   -18.58x  40.10x 140461.00    -6.98
A (OER)       I 2046-03-18T04:56:50.460   -19.82x  38.60x 136774.40    -6.96
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-03-18T05:04:06.456   -20.82x  37.33x 133744.89    -6.94
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-03-18T05:04:52.818   -20.92x  37.20x 133423.31    -6.94
A (IER)       I 2046-03-18T05:32:24.325   -24.40x  32.21x 122050.38    -6.83
B (OER)       I 2046-03-18T05:43:22.398   -25.66x  30.16x 117571.16    -6.78
B (IER)       I 2046-03-18T06:48:20.883   -31.26x  17.47x  91984.69    -6.28
C (IER)       I 2046-03-18T07:37:26.902   -33.03x   7.52x  74490.58    -5.51
 
Saturn        I 2046-03-18T07:50:43.722   -33.11x   4.81x  60163.69             -15.58    -18.88
Saturn        E 2046-03-18T12:04:18.749    -7.01x -43.36   60036.90             -23.60    -28.14
 
C (IER)       E 2046-03-18T11:45:17.586 b -10.22x -40.42   74490.58     5.29
B (IER)       E 2046-03-18T12:36:48.881    -1.26x -47.80   91984.69     5.94
B (OER)       E 2046-03-18T13:46:04.403    11.78  -53.62  117571.16     6.31
A (IER)       E 2046-03-18T13:57:52.694    14.09  -53.98  122050.38     6.34
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-03-18T14:27:38.117    19.98  -53.94  133423.31     6.40
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-03-18T14:28:28.393    20.15  -53.92  133744.89     6.40
A (OER)       E 2046-03-18T14:36:21.596    21.73  -53.68  136774.40     6.41
F ring        E 2046-03-18T14:45:56.490    23.65  -53.26  140461.00     6.42