Saturn_2046-04-20T10_35_15.6900_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               : 2046-04-20T10:38:36.430
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          : 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)      :   57.64
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 (")  :   5.832
C/A sky separation (km) :  39699.8
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 2046-04-20T07:15:32.259     9.50  -44.62  140461.00    -6.78
A (OER)       I 2046-04-20T07:24:40.254    11.08  -44.91  136774.40    -6.67
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-04-20T07:32:17.859    12.38  -45.08  133744.89    -6.57
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-04-20T07:33:06.858    12.51  -45.10  133423.31    -6.56
A (IER)       I 2046-04-20T08:03:05.876    17.38  -45.02  122050.38    -6.06
B (OER)       I 2046-04-20T08:15:40.867    19.31  -44.65  117571.16    -5.80
B (IER)       I 2046-04-20T09:55:55.367 b  31.38  -35.56   91984.69    -2.23
 
Saturn        I 2046-04-20T09:15:27.391    27.32  -40.40   59763.79             -36.48    -42.03
Saturn        E 2046-04-20T12:01:13.761    34.32  -14.59   59757.20             -36.76    -42.32
 
B (IER)       E 2046-04-20T11:19:49.057 b  35.12  -22.22   91984.69     2.25
B (OER)       E 2046-04-20T12:58:30.182    30.47   -3.36x 117571.16     5.94
A (IER)       E 2046-04-20T13:10:46.457    29.27   -0.89x 122050.38     6.22
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-04-20T13:39:54.889    25.98    5.07x 133423.31     6.76
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-04-20T13:40:42.394    25.88    5.23x 133744.89     6.78
A (OER)       E 2046-04-20T13:48:05.756    24.95    6.75x 136774.40     6.89
F ring        E 2046-04-20T13:56:56.007    23.79    8.58x 140461.00     7.01