Saturn_2046-03-18T10_02_26.1300_PAL.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:13:07 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-03-18T09:52:42.390
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Saturn occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : PAL
Location                : Palomar Mt (200")
Latitude (deg)          :  33.35622
E. Longitude (deg)      : 243.13601
Altitude (km)           :   1.706
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)      :  141.23
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 (")  :   1.858
C/A sky separation (km) :  13332.6
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 2046-03-18T04:25:41.531   -50.50x -31.25  140461.00    -7.32
A (OER)       I 2046-03-18T04:34:05.964   -48.74x -32.87  136774.40    -7.30
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-03-18T04:41:01.661   -47.29x -34.19  133744.89    -7.28
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-03-18T04:41:45.851   -47.13x -34.33  133423.31    -7.28
A (IER)       I 2046-03-18T05:07:57.242   -41.64x -39.17  122050.38    -7.20
B (OER)       I 2046-03-18T05:18:21.128   -39.46x -41.02  117571.16    -7.16
B (IER)       I 2046-03-18T06:18:55.116   -26.83x -50.54   91984.69    -6.90
C (IER)       I 2046-03-18T07:02:00.476   -17.99x -55.33   74490.58    -6.61
 
Saturn        I 2046-03-18T07:31:31.989   -12.05x -57.18   60240.85              -7.87     -9.63
Saturn        E 2046-03-18T12:18:45.661    32.32  -20.47   60166.36             -15.37    -18.64
 
C (IER)       E 2046-03-18T12:30:51.045    33.13  -17.99   74490.58     6.17
B (IER)       E 2046-03-18T13:17:21.355    34.95   -8.35   91984.69     6.35
B (OER)       E 2046-03-18T14:23:41.182    33.71    5.53x 117571.16     6.49
A (IER)       E 2046-03-18T14:35:09.815    33.05    7.92x 122050.38     6.51
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-03-18T15:04:09.537    30.84   13.93x 133423.31     6.56
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-03-18T15:04:58.555    30.77   14.10x 133744.89     6.56
A (OER)       E 2046-03-18T15:12:39.889    30.06   15.68x 136774.40     6.57
F ring        E 2046-03-18T15:22:00.191    29.13   17.59x 140461.00     6.59