Saturn_2046-03-26T05_22_20.3600_KAV.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:18:24 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-03-26T05:56:18.560
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Saturn occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : KAV
Location                : Kavalur Observatory
Latitude (deg)          :  12.57556
E. Longitude (deg)      :  78.83167
Altitude (km)           :   0.722
Gaia source ID          : 4117826218935136512
2Mass ID (if available) : 17275414-2142370
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 27m 54.12477s -21:42:37.09412s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.81
K magnitude             :  6.879
G magnitude             : 14.842
RP magnitude            : 13.079
BP magnitude            : 19.471
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.765
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :   3.15
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  102.53
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   26.58
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 (")  :   0.215
C/A sky separation (km) :   1523.6
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 2046-03-25T17:36:04.477   -10.48x -66.49  140461.00    -3.47
A (OER)       I 2046-03-25T17:53:53.865    -6.39x -69.77  136774.40    -3.43
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-03-25T18:08:42.922    -3.01x -72.12  133744.89    -3.39
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-03-25T18:10:17.845    -2.65x -72.34  133423.31    -3.39
A (IER)       I 2046-03-25T19:07:24.427    10.18  -74.80  122050.38    -3.25
B (OER)       I 2046-03-25T19:30:31.364    15.26  -72.32  117571.16    -3.21
B (IER)       I 2046-03-25T21:48:43.631    42.80  -43.37   91984.69    -2.99
C (IER)       I 2046-03-25T23:27:15.273    54.78  -19.74   74490.58    -2.94
 
Saturn        I 2046-03-26T00:12:41.398    55.63   -8.70   60205.68              11.98     14.60
Saturn        E 2046-03-26T10:56:05.777   -72.37x  28.34x  60233.66              -8.86    -10.84
 
C (IER)       E 2046-03-26T11:44:55.432   -80.17x  16.43x  74490.58     3.64
B (IER)       E 2046-03-26T13:05:53.935   -71.49x  -3.32x  91984.69     3.55
B (OER)       E 2046-03-26T15:09:30.582   -43.58x -33.24  117571.16     3.33
A (IER)       E 2046-03-26T15:32:04.711   -38.33x -38.62  122050.38     3.28
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-03-26T16:31:00.018   -24.62x -52.37  133423.31     3.15
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-03-26T16:32:42.194   -24.22x -52.75  133744.89     3.15
A (OER)       E 2046-03-26T16:48:51.215   -20.48x -56.38  136774.40     3.11
F ring        E 2046-03-26T17:08:46.622   -15.87x -60.73  140461.00     3.06