Saturn_2046-03-29T19_32_18.8100_MSO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:22:53 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-03-29T20:44:07.690
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Saturn occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : MSO
Location                : Mt. Stromlo Observatory
Latitude (deg)          : -35.32000
E. Longitude (deg)      : 149.00833
Altitude (km)           :   0.770
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)      :   22.60
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 (")  :   4.332
C/A sky separation (km) :  30498.4
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 2046-03-29T03:56:03.829   -17.21x  43.94x 140461.00    -2.16
A (OER)       I 2046-03-29T04:24:40.107   -21.24x  39.96x 136774.40    -2.14
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-03-29T04:48:22.040   -24.24x  36.26x 133744.89    -2.12
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-03-29T04:50:53.758   -24.53x  35.84x 133423.31    -2.12
A (IER)       I 2046-03-29T06:22:48.025   -32.15x  19.20x 122050.38    -1.99
B (OER)       I 2046-03-29T07:00:55.971   -33.10x  11.69x 117571.16    -1.92
B (IER)       I 2046-03-29T11:31:26.209 b  -5.33x -41.87   91984.69    -1.21
C (IER)       I 2046-03-29T16:43:15.125 b  56.19  -42.34   74490.58    -0.80
 
Saturn        I 2046-03-29T09:02:08.014   -26.89x -12.95   59679.94              39.95     45.57
Saturn        E 2046-03-30T06:59:10.873   -33.11x  11.75x  60254.51               5.54      6.80
 
C (IER)       E 2046-03-30T09:49:05.331   -20.80x -22.75   74490.58     1.27
B (IER)       E 2046-03-30T14:14:31.168    26.69  -58.81   91984.69     0.88
B (OER)       E 2046-03-30T23:46:16.312    27.07   38.52x 117571.16     1.00
A (IER)       E 2046-03-31T00:56:17.415    13.10   47.24x 122050.38     1.13
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-03-31T03:28:12.336   -14.16x  46.40x 133423.31     1.34
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-03-31T03:32:11.329   -14.78x  45.98x 133744.89     1.35
A (OER)       E 2046-03-31T04:09:15.592   -20.21x  41.45x 136774.40     1.37
F ring        E 2046-03-31T04:53:36.924   -25.74x  34.71x 140461.00     1.39