Saturn_2046-04-10T10_08_39.9900_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               : 2046-04-10T10:02:26.680
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          : 4117826558200996608
2Mass ID (if available) : 17274615-2141173
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 27m 46.15453s -21:41:18.60273s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.85
K magnitude             :  9.610
G magnitude             : 12.077
RP magnitude            : 11.288
BP magnitude            : 12.753
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.527
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  -4.23
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  117.55
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  161.76
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.50
PA of pole (deg)        :    4.80
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   3.904
C/A sky separation (km) :  26972.8
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 2046-04-10T01:48:24.673    -3.89x -43.66  140461.00    -3.57
A (OER)       I 2046-04-10T02:05:35.563    -0.52x -47.19  136774.40    -3.58
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-04-10T02:19:39.631     2.28x -50.02  133744.89    -3.59
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-04-10T02:21:09.080     2.58x -50.32  133423.31    -3.60
A (IER)       I 2046-04-10T03:13:39.670    13.35  -60.02  122050.38    -3.62
B (OER)       I 2046-04-10T03:34:17.482    17.68  -63.25  117571.16    -3.62
B (IER)       I 2046-04-10T05:34:35.137    43.63  -65.82   91984.69    -3.40
C (IER)       I 2046-04-10T07:07:59.127 b  64.02  -50.21   74490.58    -2.74
 
Saturn        I 2046-04-10T06:48:32.973    59.81  -53.99   60075.17             -21.48    -25.73
Saturn        E 2046-04-10T13:16:22.526    31.80   27.68x  59967.11             -27.26    -32.21
 
C (IER)       E 2046-04-10T12:14:33.062 b  45.27   15.30x  74490.58     2.79
B (IER)       E 2046-04-10T13:45:43.919    25.47   33.17x  91984.69     3.51
B (OER)       E 2046-04-10T15:40:56.258     1.49x  49.74x 117571.16     3.82
A (IER)       E 2046-04-10T16:00:24.671    -2.37x  51.27x 122050.38     3.84
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-04-10T16:49:33.972   -11.70x  52.69x 133423.31     3.86
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-04-10T16:50:57.177   -11.96x  52.67x 133744.89     3.87
A (OER)       E 2046-04-10T17:04:00.856   -14.32x  52.40x 136774.40     3.87
F ring        E 2046-04-10T17:19:54.383   -17.11x  51.71x 140461.00     3.87