Saturn_2046-03-26T05_22_20.3600_PMO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:14:01 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-03-26T05:46:31.220
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Saturn occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : PMO
Location                : Purple Mtn Obs. Nanking
Latitude (deg)          :  32.06667
E. Longitude (deg)      : 118.82089
Altitude (km)           :   0.364
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)      :   26.11
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 (")  :   0.324
C/A sky separation (km) :   2297.7
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 2046-03-25T17:58:10.463    17.55  -47.49  140461.00    -3.19
A (OER)       I 2046-03-25T18:17:32.609    20.58  -44.59  136774.40    -3.16
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-03-25T18:33:34.426    22.95  -41.99  133744.89    -3.14
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-03-25T18:35:16.860    23.20  -41.70  133423.31    -3.14
A (IER)       I 2046-03-25T19:36:15.146    30.73  -30.61  122050.38    -3.08
B (OER)       I 2046-03-25T20:00:30.739    32.97  -25.85  117571.16    -3.07
B (IER)       I 2046-03-25T22:19:33.920    34.56    3.09x  91984.69    -3.09
C (IER)       I 2046-03-25T23:52:49.451    25.20   22.76x  74490.58    -3.17
 
Saturn        I 2046-03-26T00:32:10.713    19.47   30.82x  60200.53              12.48     15.20
Saturn        E 2046-03-26T10:37:49.345   -69.77x  -4.60x  60248.01              -6.75     -8.27
 
C (IER)       E 2046-03-26T11:35:34.337   -58.03x -16.67   74490.58     3.46
B (IER)       E 2046-03-26T13:01:46.153   -39.75x -33.73   91984.69     3.30
B (OER)       E 2046-03-26T15:16:34.728   -11.65x -53.39  117571.16     3.02
A (IER)       E 2046-03-26T15:41:29.524    -6.66x -55.00  122050.38     2.97
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-03-26T16:46:41.982     5.83  -54.57  133423.31     2.85
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-03-26T16:48:35.081     6.17  -54.46  133744.89     2.84
A (OER)       E 2046-03-26T17:06:27.202     9.41  -53.14  136774.40     2.81
F ring        E 2046-03-26T17:28:27.844    13.26  -50.93  140461.00     2.77