Saturn_2046-03-29T19_32_18.8100_ESO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:20:09 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-03-29T19:46:41.950
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Saturn occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : ESO
Location                : European Southern Obs. (3.6m)
Latitude (deg)          : -29.26097
E. Longitude (deg)      : 289.26831
Altitude (km)           :   2.400
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)           :  9.707
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :   1.40
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  106.05
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   21.68
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 (")  :   3.856
C/A sky separation (km) :  27145.3
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 2046-03-29T03:24:31.444     5.82  -57.62  140461.00    -1.49
A (OER)       I 2046-03-29T04:06:51.754    14.57  -62.57  136774.40    -1.41
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-03-29T04:43:21.986    22.29  -64.32  133744.89    -1.36
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-03-29T04:47:19.744    23.13  -64.34  133423.31    -1.35
A (IER)       I 2046-03-29T07:15:35.543    55.37  -46.56  122050.38    -1.24
B (OER)       I 2046-03-29T08:15:41.016    68.37  -34.49  117571.16    -1.25
B (IER)       I 2046-03-29T13:23:22.791 b  40.60   31.20x  91984.69    -1.55
C (IER)       I 2046-03-29T16:27:22.126 b   1.70x  56.92x  74490.58    -1.56
 
Saturn        I 2046-03-29T10:04:53.812    81.46  -11.03   59601.89              43.16     48.76
Saturn        E 2046-03-30T05:25:08.308    32.11  -63.19   60222.08              10.26     12.54
 
C (IER)       E 2046-03-30T11:04:09.442    70.00    1.77x  74490.58     0.48
B (IER)       E 2046-03-30T16:58:08.602    -5.12x  56.77x  91984.69     1.23
B (OER)       E 2046-03-30T21:58:04.665   -38.97x   8.64x 117571.16     1.46
A (IER)       E 2046-03-30T22:49:59.311   -36.41x  -2.64x 122050.38     1.41
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-03-31T01:15:36.254   -17.22x -34.15  133423.31     1.17
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-03-31T01:20:11.664   -16.42x -35.12  133744.89     1.16
A (OER)       E 2046-03-31T02:05:24.128    -8.20x -44.34  136774.40     1.07
F ring        E 2046-03-31T03:06:29.923     3.76x -55.53  140461.00     0.94