Saturn_2046-03-29T19_32_18.8100_PIC.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:12:16 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-03-29T18:43:25.650
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Saturn occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : PIC
Location                : Pic du Midi
Latitude (deg)          :  42.93656
E. Longitude (deg)      :   0.14231
Altitude (km)           :   2.890
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)      :   22.56
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 (")  :   5.021
C/A sky separation (km) :  35350.3
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 2046-03-29T06:59:02.860    20.16   12.43x 140461.00    -1.56
A (OER)       I 2046-03-29T07:37:59.400    16.25   19.47x 136774.40    -1.60
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-03-29T08:09:17.997    12.50   24.97x 133744.89    -1.63
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-03-29T08:12:35.360    12.07   25.54x 133423.31    -1.63
A (IER)       I 2046-03-29T10:05:34.678    -4.86x  42.76x 122050.38    -1.72
B (OER)       I 2046-03-29T10:48:53.278   -12.25x  47.37x 117571.16    -1.73
B (IER)       I 2046-03-29T15:07:18.484 b -58.30x  33.60x  91984.69    -1.46
C (IER)       I 2046-03-29T19:56:13.991 b -47.97x -17.54   74490.58    -0.52
 
Saturn        I 2046-03-29T11:26:28.878   -18.92x  49.92x  59520.42              46.51     52.02
Saturn        E 2046-03-30T06:34:26.455    21.85    8.24x  60161.99              15.72     19.05
 
C (IER)       E 2046-03-30T11:00:24.520   -14.97x  48.71x  74490.58     0.59
B (IER)       E 2046-03-30T16:01:23.339   -65.98x  24.84x  91984.69     1.24
B (OER)       E 2046-03-30T21:58:18.897   -24.97x -35.25  117571.16     0.99
A (IER)       E 2046-03-30T23:19:16.656   -10.52x -42.07  122050.38     0.85
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-03-31T04:04:38.487    24.46  -18.26  133423.31     0.55
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-03-31T04:14:22.899    24.83  -16.62  133744.89     0.55
A (OER)       E 2046-03-31T05:44:54.003    24.50   -0.54x 136774.40     0.58
F ring        E 2046-03-31T07:24:14.444    16.90   17.64x 140461.00     0.67