Saturn_2046-03-23T09_58_10.0600_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               : 2046-03-23T09:47:41.930
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          : 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)      :   65.39
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 (")  :   2.302
C/A sky separation (km) :  16383.1
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 2046-03-23T01:52:32.223     8.25   53.58x 140461.00    -4.73
A (OER)       I 2046-03-23T02:05:30.507     5.78   53.80x 136774.40    -4.74
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-03-23T02:16:09.556     3.77x  53.79x 133744.89    -4.74
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-03-23T02:17:17.367     3.56x  53.78x 133423.31    -4.74
A (IER)       I 2046-03-23T02:57:14.393    -3.73x  52.19x 122050.38    -4.74
B (OER)       I 2046-03-23T03:12:58.852    -6.49x  50.96x 117571.16    -4.74
B (IER)       I 2046-03-23T04:43:39.278   -20.65x  39.11x  91984.69    -4.64
C (IER)       I 2046-03-23T05:47:46.496   -28.09x  27.75x  74490.58    -4.43
 
Saturn        I 2046-03-23T06:31:12.075   -31.39x  19.38x  60238.35              -8.23    -10.07
Saturn        E 2046-03-23T13:14:11.305     9.34  -53.65   60114.32             -19.05    -22.94
 
C (IER)       E 2046-03-23T13:13:57.188 b   9.29  -53.63   74490.58     3.97
B (IER)       E 2046-03-23T14:26:22.580    23.59  -55.90   91984.69     4.06
B (OER)       E 2046-03-23T16:11:23.037    45.01  -45.96  117571.16     4.05
A (IER)       E 2046-03-23T16:29:49.299    48.77  -43.12  122050.38     4.05
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-03-23T17:16:44.751    58.20  -35.07  133423.31     4.03
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-03-23T17:18:04.482    58.46  -34.83  133744.89     4.03
A (OER)       E 2046-03-23T17:30:35.888    60.91  -32.53  136774.40     4.03
F ring        E 2046-03-23T17:45:50.829    63.81  -29.66  140461.00     4.03