Saturn_2046-03-18T10_02_26.1300_PIC.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:12:15 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-03-18T10:12:14.710
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Saturn occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : PIC
Location                : Pic du Midi
Latitude (deg)          :  42.93656
E. Longitude (deg)      :   0.14231
Altitude (km)           :   2.890
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)      :  140.08
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 (")  :   1.826
C/A sky separation (km) :  13101.7
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 2046-03-18T04:29:24.799    23.15  -18.37  140461.00    -6.80
A (OER)       I 2046-03-18T04:38:27.770    23.67  -16.77  136774.40    -6.78
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-03-18T04:45:54.794    24.05  -15.44  133744.89    -6.77
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-03-18T04:46:42.289    24.08  -15.30  133423.31    -6.77
A (IER)       I 2046-03-18T05:14:47.700    25.11  -10.23  122050.38    -6.73
B (OER)       I 2046-03-18T05:25:54.687    25.34   -8.20  117571.16    -6.71
B (IER)       I 2046-03-18T06:30:07.668    24.69    3.58x  91984.69    -6.56
C (IER)       I 2046-03-18T07:15:06.588    22.26   11.76x  74490.58    -6.38
 
Saturn        I 2046-03-18T07:48:37.076    19.52   17.70x  60252.43              -5.95     -7.29
Saturn        E 2046-03-18T12:32:49.487   -23.23x  46.11x  60148.59             -16.70    -20.20
 
C (IER)       E 2046-03-18T12:40:06.317   -24.55x  45.87x  74490.58     6.64
B (IER)       E 2046-03-18T13:23:10.283   -32.46x  43.28x  91984.69     6.88
B (OER)       E 2046-03-18T14:24:16.304   -43.64x  36.75x 117571.16     7.06
A (IER)       E 2046-03-18T14:34:49.613   -45.55x  35.36x 122050.38     7.08
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-03-18T15:01:29.864   -50.27x  31.57x 133423.31     7.13
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-03-18T15:02:14.972   -50.40x  31.46x 133744.89     7.13
A (OER)       E 2046-03-18T15:09:19.592   -51.63x  30.40x 136774.40     7.14
F ring        E 2046-03-18T15:17:55.552   -53.10x  29.08x 140461.00     7.15