Saturn_2046-04-20T09_06_40.5100_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               : 2046-04-20T09:04:18.230
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          : 4120809400145112448
2Mass ID (if available) : 17264862-2139392
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 26m 48.60253s -21:39:39.52600s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.06
K magnitude             :  8.993
G magnitude             : 14.355
RP magnitude            : 13.021
BP magnitude            : 16.470
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.387
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  -8.56
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  127.52
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   59.06
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.49
PA of pole (deg)        :    4.77
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   7.505
C/A sky separation (km) :  51093.6
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 2046-04-20T06:33:37.842    65.29  -58.63  140461.00    -5.05
A (OER)       I 2046-04-20T06:46:07.823    67.96  -56.18  136774.40    -4.77
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-04-20T06:56:59.937    70.25  -54.00  133744.89    -4.51
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-04-20T06:58:11.422    70.50  -53.76  133423.31    -4.48
A (IER)       I 2046-04-20T07:48:16.516    80.00  -43.29  122050.38    -3.02
B (OER)       I 2046-04-20T08:18:12.150 b  82.60  -36.85  117571.16    -1.95
 
Saturn        I 2046-04-20T08:07:40.093    82.24  -39.13   59422.83              50.63     55.93
Saturn        E 2046-04-20T10:01:01.006    65.59  -14.45   59441.55              49.84     55.19
 
B (OER)       E 2046-04-20T09:57:26.527 b  66.36  -15.23  117571.16     1.95
A (IER)       E 2046-04-20T10:27:22.028    59.90   -8.74  122050.38     3.02
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-04-20T11:17:27.839    48.94    1.98x 133423.31     4.48
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-04-20T11:18:39.348    48.68    2.23x 133744.89     4.51
A (OER)       E 2046-04-20T11:29:31.671    46.30    4.52x 136774.40     4.77
F ring        E 2046-04-20T11:42:01.866    43.56    7.13x 140461.00     5.05