Saturn_2046-03-29T19_32_18.8100_AAT.txt Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:21:04 2023 target : Saturn target radius (km) : 60268.00 C/A epoch : 2046-03-29T20:54:05.780 Event type : PgtRgt : Saturn occs: geocentric, topocentric : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric Observer code : AAT Location : Siding Spring (AAT) Latitude (deg) : -31.27703 E. Longitude (deg) : 149.06608 Altitude (km) : 1.164 Gaia source ID : 4117825497411079808 2Mass ID (if available) : 17280113-2142192 ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 28m 01.12314s -21:42:19.47588s RUWE (>1.4 is poor) : 0.98 K magnitude : 9.850 G magnitude : 14.538 RP magnitude : 13.336 BP magnitude : 16.097 DUPflag : 0 Distance (au) : 9.706 f0 (km) : 0.000 g0 (km) : 0.000 skyplane vel. (km/s) : 1.40 Sun-Target sep (deg) : 106.05 Sun-Moon sep (deg) : 22.62 B (ring opening deg) : 26.51 PA of pole (deg) : 4.80 Pole direction: RA (deg): 40.60000 Dec (deg): 83.50000 C/A sky separation (") : 4.382 C/A sky separation (km) : 30848.9 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- F ring I 2046-03-29T04:01:00.841 -20.79x 46.28x 140461.00 -2.17 A (OER) I 2046-03-29T04:29:26.743 -24.98x 41.83x 136774.40 -2.15 Encke (OEG) I 2046-03-29T04:53:00.982 -28.11x 37.77x 133744.89 -2.13 Encke (IEG) I 2046-03-29T04:55:31.934 -28.42x 37.32x 133423.31 -2.13 A (IER) I 2046-03-29T06:27:07.330 -36.29x 19.53x 122050.38 -2.00 B (OER) I 2046-03-29T07:05:14.041 -37.15x 11.61x 117571.16 -1.92 B (IER) I 2046-03-29T11:39:22.216 b -5.90x -45.42 91984.69 -1.17 C (IER) I 2046-03-29T17:02:41.362 b 61.10 -40.66 74490.58 -0.79 Saturn I 2046-03-29T09:03:04.869 -30.23x -13.52 59673.40 40.22 45.84 Saturn E 2046-03-30T06:58:35.525 -37.14x 12.72x 60253.35 5.77 7.08 C (IER) E 2046-03-30T09:46:06.089 -24.21x -22.93 74490.58 1.28 B (IER) E 2046-03-30T14:10:39.220 25.24 -62.87 91984.69 0.88 B (OER) E 2046-03-30T23:54:20.140 24.65 42.51x 117571.16 1.01 A (IER) E 2046-03-31T01:03:38.513 10.32 51.55x 122050.38 1.14 Encke (IEG) E 2046-03-31T03:33:38.004 -17.67x 49.20x 133423.31 1.36 Encke (OEG) E 2046-03-31T03:37:33.938 -18.31x 48.72x 133744.89 1.36 A (OER) E 2046-03-31T04:14:10.101 -23.93x 43.59x 136774.40 1.39 F ring E 2046-03-31T04:57:58.974 -29.66x 36.24x 140461.00 1.41