Saturn_2046-03-29T19_32_18.8100_PAL.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:13:08 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-03-29T20:51:32.290
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Saturn occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : PAL
Location                : Palomar Mt (200")
Latitude (deg)          :  33.35622
E. Longitude (deg)      : 243.13601
Altitude (km)           :   1.706
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)      :   21.67
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 (")  :   4.742
C/A sky separation (km) :  33382.1
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 2046-03-29T05:13:17.021   -31.62x -37.58  140461.00    -1.48
A (OER)       I 2046-03-29T05:56:07.173   -22.75x -44.24  136774.40    -1.39
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-03-29T06:33:31.020   -15.15x -48.91  133744.89    -1.31
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-03-29T06:37:36.488   -14.32x -49.34  133423.31    -1.31
A (IER)       I 2046-03-29T09:16:22.195    15.06  -48.25  122050.38    -1.12
B (OER)       I 2046-03-29T10:23:51.677    24.93  -38.69  117571.16    -1.10
B (IER)       I 2046-03-29T16:15:47.199 b  16.24   31.66x  91984.69    -1.35
C (IER)       I 2046-03-29T19:55:09.366 b -25.17x  60.49x  74490.58    -1.21
 
Saturn        I 2046-03-29T10:33:35.904    26.15  -37.06   59459.37              49.03     54.43
Saturn        E 2046-03-30T05:04:27.086   -32.64x -35.84   60176.50              14.58     17.70
 
C (IER)       E 2046-03-30T07:16:56.589    -5.77x -52.05   74490.58     0.65
B (IER)       E 2046-03-30T17:08:22.060     6.65   42.08x  91984.69     0.72
B (OER)       E 2046-03-30T23:31:37.131   -70.32x  31.21x 117571.16     1.37
A (IER)       E 2046-03-31T00:25:59.514   -77.89x  20.13x 122050.38     1.37
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-03-31T02:49:36.835   -59.94x  -9.75  133423.31     1.24
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-03-31T02:53:56.584   -59.05x -10.63  133744.89     1.23
A (OER)       E 2046-03-31T03:35:56.429   -50.36x -19.10  136774.40     1.17
F ring        E 2046-03-31T04:30:50.476   -38.85x -29.63  140461.00     1.07