Saturn_2046-03-23T09_58_10.0600_ESO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:20:09 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-03-23T09:56:49.440
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          : 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)      :   66.88
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 (")  :   1.732
C/A sky separation (km) :  12322.2
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 2046-03-23T01:19:39.929   -21.73x -32.77  140461.00    -4.99
A (OER)       I 2046-03-23T01:32:01.235   -19.71x -35.30  136774.40    -4.96
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-03-23T01:42:13.341   -17.99x -37.36  133744.89    -4.94
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-03-23T01:43:18.474   -17.80x -37.57  133423.31    -4.94
A (IER)       I 2046-03-23T02:22:03.198   -10.90x -45.07  122050.38    -4.85
B (OER)       I 2046-03-23T02:37:30.967    -8.01x -47.88  117571.16    -4.81
B (IER)       I 2046-03-23T04:08:31.163    10.07  -60.33   91984.69    -4.55
C (IER)       I 2046-03-23T05:14:08.168    23.88  -61.38   74490.58    -4.32
 
Saturn        I 2046-03-23T06:05:50.145    35.03  -56.61   60256.95              -5.01     -6.15
Saturn        E 2046-03-23T13:52:27.825    39.35   38.00x  60131.99             -17.87    -21.57
 
C (IER)       E 2046-03-23T13:58:10.928    38.10   39.10x  74490.58     4.19
B (IER)       E 2046-03-23T15:06:08.037    23.42   50.89x  91984.69     4.38
B (OER)       E 2046-03-23T16:41:13.299     3.61x  59.56x 117571.16     4.58
A (IER)       E 2046-03-23T16:57:28.991     0.35x  59.55x 122050.38     4.60
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-03-23T17:38:22.452    -7.59x  57.41x 133423.31     4.66
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-03-23T17:39:31.378    -7.81x  57.31x 133744.89     4.67
A (OER)       E 2046-03-23T17:50:19.622    -9.84x  56.27x 136774.40     4.68
F ring        E 2046-03-23T18:03:25.946   -12.25x  54.80x 140461.00     4.70