Saturn_2046-04-20T09_06_40.5100_MSO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:22:54 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-04-20T09:13:00.060
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Saturn occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : MSO
Location                : Mt. Stromlo Observatory
Latitude (deg)          : -35.32000
E. Longitude (deg)      : 149.00833
Altitude (km)           :   0.770
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)      :   57.54
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 (")  :   6.897
C/A sky separation (km) :  46955.0
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 2046-04-20T06:06:49.309   -32.79x  15.82x 140461.00    -5.48
A (OER)       I 2046-04-20T06:18:13.798   -32.42x  13.73x 136774.40    -5.29
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-04-20T06:27:56.374   -32.01x  11.92x 133744.89    -5.11
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-04-20T06:28:59.421   -31.96x  11.72x 133423.31    -5.09
A (IER)       I 2046-04-20T07:09:37.270   -29.26x   3.92x 122050.38    -4.20
B (OER)       I 2046-04-20T07:28:30.548   -27.53x   0.20x 117571.16    -3.70
 
Saturn        I 2046-04-20T07:59:26.804   -24.14x  -5.98   59559.96              44.94     50.50
Saturn        E 2046-04-20T10:25:35.047    -1.46x -35.71   59557.58              45.03     50.59
 
B (OER)       E 2046-04-20T10:54:35.746     3.88x -41.46  117571.16     3.81
A (IER)       E 2046-04-20T11:12:52.682     7.34  -45.00  122050.38     4.35
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-04-20T11:51:54.750    14.91  -52.21  133423.31     5.32
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-04-20T11:52:55.022    15.11  -52.39  133744.89     5.35
A (OER)       E 2046-04-20T12:02:11.286    16.94  -54.00  136774.40     5.54
F ring        E 2046-04-20T12:13:03.368    19.10  -55.83  140461.00     5.76