Saturn_2046-03-23T09_58_10.0600_PIC.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:12:16 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-03-23T10:14:33.330
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          : 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)      :   66.27
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 (")  :   1.009
C/A sky separation (km) :   7182.0
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 2046-03-23T01:24:01.542     4.70x -42.84  140461.00    -4.62
A (OER)       I 2046-03-23T01:37:21.097     6.66  -41.64  136774.40    -4.60
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-03-23T01:48:20.867     8.23  -40.54  133744.89    -4.58
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-03-23T01:49:31.043     8.40  -40.42  133423.31    -4.58
A (IER)       I 2046-03-23T02:31:09.944    13.88  -35.41  122050.38    -4.52
B (OER)       I 2046-03-23T02:47:42.864    15.83  -33.12  117571.16    -4.50
B (IER)       I 2046-03-23T04:23:36.725    23.90  -17.72   91984.69    -4.40
C (IER)       I 2046-03-23T05:30:16.757    25.50   -5.78   74490.58    -4.35
 
Saturn        I 2046-03-23T06:24:38.061    24.11    4.19x  60267.27               1.28      1.58
Saturn        E 2046-03-23T13:53:28.743   -41.55x  42.01x  60185.71             -13.80    -16.78
 
C (IER)       E 2046-03-23T14:15:13.782   -45.48x  39.41x  74490.58     4.74
B (IER)       E 2046-03-23T15:16:18.295   -56.02x  30.64x  91984.69     4.80
B (OER)       E 2046-03-23T16:44:57.774   -67.44x  15.59x 117571.16     4.81
A (IER)       E 2046-03-23T17:00:29.247   -68.42x  12.80x 122050.38     4.81
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-03-23T17:39:59.777   -68.75x   5.61x 133423.31     4.79
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-03-23T17:41:06.959   -68.71x   5.40x 133744.89     4.79
A (OER)       E 2046-03-23T17:51:40.380   -68.24x   3.47x 136774.40     4.78
F ring        E 2046-03-23T18:04:32.544   -67.38x   1.10x 140461.00     4.77