Saturn_2046-05-16T12_38_43.4200_PAL.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:13:09 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-05-16T12:35:04.590
Event type              : PtRgt
                        : Saturn occs: topocentric, not geoecetric
                        : 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          : 4115064177005187328
2Mass ID (if available) : 17212759-2134203
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 21m 27.60146s -21:34:20.42428s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.90
K magnitude             :  8.756
G magnitude             : 12.947
RP magnitude            : 11.840
BP magnitude            : 14.230
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.113
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -17.20
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  154.10
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   75.27
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.50
PA of pole (deg)        :    4.64
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   8.600
C/A sky separation (km) :  56842.5
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 2046-05-16T11:40:53.719    27.42  -12.93  140461.00    -7.40
A (OER)       I 2046-05-16T11:49:48.406    26.37  -11.37  136774.40    -6.38
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-05-16T11:58:25.640    25.30   -9.83  133744.89    -5.32
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-05-16T11:59:26.795    25.17   -9.65  133423.31    -5.19
 
Saturn        I 2046-05-16T12:19:14.917    22.52   -6.03   59223.56             -59.45    -64.01
Saturn        E 2046-05-16T12:50:57.141    17.84   -0.03x  59233.27             -58.99    -63.60
 
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-05-16T13:14:27.282    14.07    4.54x 133423.31     5.17
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-05-16T13:15:28.731    13.90    4.74x 133744.89     5.30
A (OER)       E 2046-05-16T13:24:08.810    12.46    6.46x 136774.40     6.34
F ring        E 2046-05-16T13:33:07.104    10.93    8.24x 140461.00     7.34