Saturn_2046-04-10T10_08_39.9900_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               : 2046-04-10T09:50:24.740
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          : 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)      :  162.00
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 (")  :   3.112
C/A sky separation (km) :  21502.4
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 2046-04-10T01:17:17.602    13.51  -36.39  140461.00    -4.13
A (OER)       I 2046-04-10T01:32:10.426    15.30  -35.19  136774.40    -4.13
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-04-10T01:44:23.103    16.68  -34.07  133744.89    -4.14
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-04-10T01:45:40.835    16.82  -33.94  133423.31    -4.14
A (IER)       I 2046-04-10T02:31:28.982    21.19  -28.78  122050.38    -4.13
B (OER)       I 2046-04-10T02:49:33.426    22.53  -26.39  117571.16    -4.13
B (IER)       I 2046-04-10T04:34:50.783    25.38   -9.88   91984.69    -3.93
C (IER)       I 2046-04-10T05:52:25.553    21.76    3.93x  74490.58    -3.54
 
Saturn        I 2046-04-10T06:17:33.928    19.64    8.53x  60175.28             -14.69    -17.83
Saturn        E 2046-04-10T13:34:58.469   -50.86x  49.67x  60044.53             -23.22    -27.71
 
C (IER)       E 2046-04-10T13:05:50.195 b -45.71x  52.54x  74490.58     3.17
B (IER)       E 2046-04-10T14:33:25.373   -60.34x  41.87x  91984.69     3.45
B (OER)       E 2046-04-10T16:33:36.152   -68.57x  21.46x 117571.16     3.63
A (IER)       E 2046-04-10T16:54:05.403   -67.33x  17.73x 122050.38     3.66
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-04-10T17:45:28.277   -61.53x   8.31x 133423.31     3.72
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-04-10T17:46:54.644   -61.33x   8.05x 133744.89     3.72
A (OER)       E 2046-04-10T18:00:26.087   -59.35x   5.58x 136774.40     3.74
F ring        E 2046-04-10T18:16:48.075   -56.79x   2.60x 140461.00     3.77