Saturn_2046-03-26T05_22_20.3600_PAL.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:13:08 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-03-26T04:58:30.790
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Saturn occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : PAL
Location                : Palomar Mt (200")
Latitude (deg)          :  33.35622
E. Longitude (deg)      : 243.13601
Altitude (km)           :   1.706
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)      :   24.88
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 (")  :   0.474
C/A sky separation (km) :   3356.9
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 2046-03-25T18:38:38.869    -6.63x  54.35x 140461.00    -3.59
A (OER)       I 2046-03-25T18:55:41.496    -9.98x  56.13x 136774.40    -3.62
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-03-25T19:09:36.965   -12.74x  57.29x 133744.89    -3.64
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-03-25T19:11:05.397   -13.04x  57.40x 133423.31    -3.64
A (IER)       I 2046-03-25T20:02:43.924   -23.52x  58.86x 122050.38    -3.70
B (OER)       I 2046-03-25T20:22:50.152   -27.67x  58.18x 117571.16    -3.72
B (IER)       I 2046-03-25T22:15:49.661   -51.30x  44.43x  91984.69    -3.81
C (IER)       I 2046-03-25T23:32:10.146   -66.79x  30.22x  74490.58    -3.82
 
Saturn        I 2046-03-26T00:15:03.465   -74.33x  21.58x  60224.39              10.00     12.22
Saturn        E 2046-03-26T10:30:21.214    24.26  -38.62   60262.24              -3.61     -4.44
 
C (IER)       E 2046-03-26T11:52:08.373    32.63  -23.45   74490.58     2.74
B (IER)       E 2046-03-26T13:38:56.668    34.35   -1.61x  91984.69     2.74
B (OER)       E 2046-03-26T16:11:40.099    18.70   29.95x 117571.16     2.87
A (IER)       E 2046-03-26T16:37:29.765    14.62   35.01x 122050.38     2.91
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-03-26T17:41:38.191     3.45x  46.58x 133423.31     3.00
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-03-26T17:43:25.212     3.12x  46.88x 133744.89     3.01
A (OER)       E 2046-03-26T18:00:08.689     0.01x  49.53x 136774.40     3.03
F ring        E 2046-03-26T18:20:18.458    -3.83x  52.43x 140461.00     3.06