Saturn_2046-03-23T09_58_10.0600_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               : 2046-03-23T09:47:16.580
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          : 4117826352042608384
2Mass ID (if available) : 17274474-2142458
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 27m 44.73435s -21:42:46.33481s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.10
K magnitude             :  6.335
G magnitude             : 12.282
RP magnitude            : 10.813
BP magnitude            : 15.242
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.811
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :   4.53
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   99.78
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   65.33
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.52
PA of pole (deg)        :    4.80
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   2.263
C/A sky separation (km) :  16106.0
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 2046-03-23T01:53:23.391     6.58   57.61x 140461.00    -4.74
A (OER)       I 2046-03-23T02:06:19.854     4.01x  57.84x 136774.40    -4.75
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-03-23T02:16:57.269     1.92x  57.81x 133744.89    -4.75
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-03-23T02:18:04.899     1.70x  57.79x 133423.31    -4.76
A (IER)       I 2046-03-23T02:57:54.628    -5.90x  55.90x 122050.38    -4.76
B (OER)       I 2046-03-23T03:13:35.723    -8.79x  54.49x 117571.16    -4.76
B (IER)       I 2046-03-23T04:43:50.828   -23.71x  41.38x  91984.69    -4.67
C (IER)       I 2046-03-23T05:47:32.067   -31.65x  29.29x  74490.58    -4.46
 
Saturn        I 2046-03-23T06:31:10.816   -35.27x  20.39x  60239.95              -8.00     -9.80
Saturn        E 2046-03-23T13:13:40.629     7.88  -57.27   60119.00             -18.74    -22.58
 
C (IER)       E 2046-03-23T13:15:04.935     8.16  -57.40   74490.58     3.99
B (IER)       E 2046-03-23T14:27:20.755    23.02  -59.86   91984.69     4.06
B (OER)       E 2046-03-23T16:12:25.723    45.39  -48.45  117571.16     4.04
A (IER)       E 2046-03-23T16:30:54.323    49.36  -45.31  122050.38     4.04
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-03-23T17:17:57.164    59.40  -36.57  133423.31     4.02
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-03-23T17:19:17.130    59.68  -36.31  133744.89     4.02
A (OER)       E 2046-03-23T17:31:50.797    62.32  -33.84  136774.40     4.02
F ring        E 2046-03-23T17:47:08.610    65.50  -30.77  140461.00     4.02