Saturn_2046-04-20T10_35_15.6900_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               : 2046-04-20T10:28:43.860
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          : 4120809395806543360
2Mass ID (if available) : 17264804-2139528
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 26m 48.03017s -21:39:53.03961s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.12
K magnitude             :  8.909
G magnitude             : 14.044
RP magnitude            : 12.743
BP magnitude            : 16.003
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.386
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  -8.59
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  127.58
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   58.20
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 (")  :   6.706
C/A sky separation (km) :  45649.9
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 2046-04-20T07:27:27.237    76.38  -47.71  140461.00    -6.21
A (OER)       I 2046-04-20T07:37:30.317    78.22  -45.58  136774.40    -6.02
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-04-20T07:46:01.169    79.65  -43.77  133744.89    -5.84
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-04-20T07:46:56.306    79.79  -43.58  133423.31    -5.82
A (IER)       I 2046-04-20T08:21:59.467    82.55  -36.03  122050.38    -4.95
B (OER)       I 2046-04-20T08:37:49.119    81.36  -32.59  117571.16    -4.47
 
Saturn        I 2046-04-20T09:17:34.071    74.64  -23.92   59614.40             -42.70    -48.31
Saturn        E 2046-04-20T11:40:09.784    43.97    6.74x  59580.23             -44.10    -49.68
 
B (OER)       E 2046-04-20T12:10:39.046    37.32   13.02x 117571.16     4.40
A (IER)       E 2046-04-20T12:26:44.680    33.82   16.26x 122050.38     4.86
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-04-20T13:02:29.850    26.10   23.24x 133423.31     5.70
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-04-20T13:03:26.207    25.90   23.42x 133744.89     5.72
A (OER)       E 2046-04-20T13:12:08.628    24.03   25.06x 136774.40     5.88
F ring        E 2046-04-20T13:22:25.987    21.83   26.96x 140461.00     6.06