Saturn_2046-04-20T09_06_40.5100_PAL.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:13:08 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-04-20T09:11:46.750
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Saturn occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : PAL
Location                : Palomar Mt (200")
Latitude (deg)          :  33.35622
E. Longitude (deg)      : 243.13601
Altitude (km)           :   1.706
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)      :   58.29
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 (")  :   8.297
C/A sky separation (km) :  56488.8
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 2046-04-20T07:14:30.204     9.32  -44.58  140461.00    -3.72
A (OER)       I 2046-04-20T07:32:05.801    12.34  -45.08  136774.40    -3.26
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-04-20T07:48:50.163    15.11  -45.20  133744.89    -2.77
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-04-20T07:50:47.434    15.43  -45.19  133423.31    -2.71
 
Saturn        I 2046-04-20T08:38:07.087    22.56  -43.52   59244.05              58.52     63.18
Saturn        E 2046-04-20T09:45:16.520    30.44  -36.96   59241.32              58.64     63.29
 
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-04-20T10:29:50.728    33.72  -30.60  133423.31     2.76
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-04-20T10:31:46.120    33.82  -30.30  133744.89     2.82
A (OER)       E 2046-04-20T10:48:12.588    34.53  -27.65  136774.40     3.32
F ring        E 2046-04-20T11:05:25.966    34.98  -24.74  140461.00     3.81