Saturn_2046-03-29T19_32_18.8100_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               : 2046-03-29T17:33:16.500
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          : 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)           :  9.708
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :   1.40
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  106.05
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   23.29
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 (")  :   5.011
C/A sky separation (km) :  35279.9
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 2046-03-29T05:56:45.748    -6.57x  74.16x 140461.00    -2.03
A (OER)       I 2046-03-29T06:26:54.848   -13.49x  79.40x 136774.40    -2.05
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-03-29T06:51:30.897   -19.17x  80.96x 133744.89    -2.06
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-03-29T06:54:07.209   -19.78x  80.90x 133423.31    -2.06
A (IER)       I 2046-03-29T08:26:23.797   -41.23x  64.36x 122050.38    -2.03
B (OER)       I 2046-03-29T09:03:24.206   -49.82x  55.65x 117571.16    -2.00
B (IER)       I 2046-03-29T13:10:50.365 b -67.95x  -4.49x  91984.69    -1.35
C (IER)       I 2046-03-29T19:38:02.686 b  20.26  -69.78   74490.58    -0.39
 
Saturn        I 2046-03-29T10:20:34.331   -67.33x  37.02x  59611.61              42.77     48.37
Saturn        E 2046-03-30T08:01:10.594   -36.27x  70.19x  60232.69               8.99     11.00
 
C (IER)       E 2046-03-30T10:53:01.414   -74.84x  29.13x  74490.58     1.27
B (IER)       E 2046-03-30T14:29:40.346   -49.20x -23.54   91984.69     1.30
B (OER)       E 2046-03-30T22:58:21.198    54.17  -25.85  117571.16     0.48
A (IER)       E 2046-03-31T01:25:36.401    47.21    9.87x 122050.38     0.57
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-03-31T05:25:15.144    -1.17x  67.77x 133423.31     1.05
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-03-31T05:30:21.233    -2.33x  68.94x 133744.89     1.06
A (OER)       E 2046-03-31T06:16:06.219   -12.80x  78.46x 136774.40     1.15
F ring        E 2046-03-31T07:07:25.829   -24.68x  80.55x 140461.00     1.24