Saturn_2046-04-20T10_35_15.6900_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               : 2046-04-20T10:45:51.340
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          : 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)      :   56.77
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 (")  :   7.205
C/A sky separation (km) :  49050.5
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 2046-04-20T07:51:51.521   -25.03x  -4.46x 140461.00    -5.03
A (OER)       I 2046-04-20T08:04:19.793   -23.55x  -6.97  136774.40    -4.82
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-04-20T08:15:01.495   -22.20x  -9.13  133744.89    -4.62
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-04-20T08:16:11.256   -22.05x  -9.37  133423.31    -4.60
A (IER)       I 2046-04-20T09:02:24.899   -15.47x -18.79  122050.38    -3.55
B (OER)       I 2046-04-20T09:25:30.404   -11.82x -23.52  117571.16    -2.90
 
Saturn        I 2046-04-20T09:39:12.667    -9.56x -26.32   59491.48             -47.76    -53.22
Saturn        E 2046-04-20T11:51:32.007    14.84  -52.15   59503.06             -47.28    -52.76
 
B (OER)       E 2046-04-20T12:09:14.634    18.34  -55.20  117571.16     3.03
A (IER)       E 2046-04-20T12:31:12.519    22.73  -58.69  122050.38     3.75
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-04-20T13:14:28.004    31.50  -64.12  133423.31     4.97
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-04-20T13:15:32.596    31.72  -64.23  133744.89     4.99
A (OER)       E 2046-04-20T13:25:25.254    33.74  -65.08  136774.40     5.23
F ring        E 2046-04-20T13:36:53.041    36.09  -65.84  140461.00     5.49