Saturn_2046-05-16T12_38_43.4200_PMO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:14:02 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-05-16T12:44:30.870
Event type              : PtRgt
                        : Saturn occs: topocentric, not geoecetric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : PMO
Location                : Purple Mtn Obs. Nanking
Latitude (deg)          :  32.06667
E. Longitude (deg)      : 118.82089
Altitude (km)           :   0.364
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)      :   74.54
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 (")  :   8.843
C/A sky separation (km) :  58448.9
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 2046-05-16T12:00:20.971    -9.42x -13.00  140461.00    -6.22
A (OER)       I 2046-05-16T12:11:18.843    -7.23x -14.94  136774.40    -4.97
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-05-16T12:23:12.804    -4.88x -16.99  133744.89    -3.50
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-05-16T12:24:47.388    -4.57x -17.26  133423.31    -3.30
 
Saturn        I 2046-05-16T12:35:41.111    -2.44x -19.09   59161.46             -62.51    -66.73
Saturn        E 2046-05-16T12:53:25.635     0.98x -21.95   59176.27             -61.76    -66.07
 
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-05-16T13:14:02.161     4.86x -25.10  133423.31     3.32
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-05-16T13:15:36.081     5.15  -25.33  133744.89     3.53
A (OER)       E 2046-05-16T13:27:23.897     7.32  -27.02  136774.40     5.02
F ring        E 2046-05-16T13:38:14.437     9.27  -28.50  140461.00     6.30