Saturn_2046-04-10T10_08_39.9900_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               : 2046-04-10T09:58:50.200
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          : 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)      :  161.14
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 (")  :   3.909
C/A sky separation (km) :  27012.3
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 2046-04-10T00:53:24.075    46.12    3.51x 140461.00    -4.18
A (OER)       I 2046-04-10T01:08:08.738    43.76    7.08x 136774.40    -4.15
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-04-10T01:20:21.290    41.69   10.05x 133744.89    -4.12
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-04-10T01:21:39.369    41.46   10.36x 133423.31    -4.12
A (IER)       I 2046-04-10T02:08:27.839    32.72   21.75x 122050.38    -3.98
B (OER)       I 2046-04-10T02:27:24.298    28.93   26.37x 117571.16    -3.91
B (IER)       I 2046-04-10T04:24:54.179     3.53x  55.04x  91984.69    -3.30
C (IER)       I 2046-04-10T06:05:11.673   -19.42x  79.03x  74490.58    -2.46
 
Saturn        I 2046-04-10T06:07:59.081   -20.07x  79.66x  60120.44             -18.67    -22.50
Saturn        E 2046-04-10T13:53:45.764   -47.44x -14.58   59973.29             -26.95    -31.87
 
C (IER)       E 2046-04-10T12:38:22.873 b -64.67x   3.55x  74490.58     2.18
B (IER)       E 2046-04-10T14:32:33.767   -38.42x -23.79   91984.69     2.89
B (OER)       E 2046-04-10T16:44:30.663    -7.84x -53.45  117571.16     3.55
A (IER)       E 2046-04-10T17:05:15.430    -3.10x -57.57  122050.38     3.65
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-04-10T17:55:43.163     8.27  -65.85  133423.31     3.86
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-04-10T17:57:06.307     8.57  -66.02  133744.89     3.87
A (OER)       E 2046-04-10T18:10:03.586    11.45  -67.47  136774.40     3.92
F ring        E 2046-04-10T18:25:35.461    14.86  -68.69  140461.00     3.99