Saturn_2046-04-10T10_08_39.9900_PMO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:14:01 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-04-10T10:20:42.310
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Saturn occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : PMO
Location                : Purple Mtn Obs. Nanking
Latitude (deg)          :  32.06667
E. Longitude (deg)      : 118.82089
Altitude (km)           :   0.364
Gaia source ID          : 4117826558200996608
2Mass ID (if available) : 17274615-2141173
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 27m 46.15453s -21:41:18.60274s
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)      :  160.74
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 (")  :   3.660
C/A sky separation (km) :  25286.7
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 2046-04-10T00:43:25.567     7.57   37.31x 140461.00    -3.94
A (OER)       I 2046-04-10T00:59:05.213     4.69x  40.50x 136774.40    -3.90
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-04-10T01:12:05.342     2.25x  43.09x 133744.89    -3.86
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-04-10T01:13:28.597     1.99x  43.37x 133423.31    -3.86
A (IER)       I 2046-04-10T02:03:35.166    -7.75x  52.84x 122050.38    -3.70
B (OER)       I 2046-04-10T02:23:57.270   -11.83x  56.31x 117571.16    -3.63
B (IER)       I 2046-04-10T04:30:28.597   -38.19x  65.44x  91984.69    -3.08
C (IER)       I 2046-04-10T06:15:21.092   -60.40x  51.63x  74490.58    -2.44
 
Saturn        I 2046-04-10T06:20:45.308   -61.52x  50.64x  60124.87             -18.37    -22.16
Saturn        E 2046-04-10T14:05:56.602   -13.96x -40.78   60030.83             -23.97    -28.56
 
C (IER)       E 2046-04-10T13:26:13.277 b -22.14x -34.74   74490.58     2.64
B (IER)       E 2046-04-10T15:02:14.766    -2.75x -47.16   91984.69     3.39
B (OER)       E 2046-04-10T16:56:57.883    17.86  -48.10  117571.16     4.01
A (IER)       E 2046-04-10T17:15:25.177    20.74  -46.60  122050.38     4.08
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-04-10T18:00:51.351    27.06  -41.40  133423.31     4.25
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-04-10T18:02:06.894    27.22  -41.23  133744.89     4.26
A (OER)       E 2046-04-10T18:13:54.918    28.64  -39.57  136774.40     4.30
F ring        E 2046-04-10T18:28:08.098    30.23  -37.44  140461.00     4.34