Saturn_2046-05-18T13_03_11.3900_ESO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:20:10 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-05-18T12:57:52.540
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          : 4115052494691697792
2Mass ID (if available) : 17205477-2133381
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 20m 54.76091s -21:33:38.52132s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.11
K magnitude             :  7.532
G magnitude             : 13.797
RP magnitude            : 12.275
BP magnitude            : 17.016
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.099
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -17.65
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  156.17
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   46.13
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.50
PA of pole (deg)        :    4.63
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   1.081
C/A sky separation (km) :   7135.3
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 2046-05-18T10:46:21.039    30.42   -7.95  140461.00   -17.68
A (OER)       I 2046-05-18T10:49:49.599    29.67   -7.23  136774.40   -17.67
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-05-18T10:52:41.090    29.05   -6.64  133744.89   -17.66
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-05-18T10:52:59.299    28.98   -6.57  133423.31   -17.66
A (IER)       I 2046-05-18T11:03:44.037    26.67   -4.36x 122050.38   -17.62
B (OER)       I 2046-05-18T11:07:58.405    25.76   -3.49x 117571.16   -17.60
B (IER)       I 2046-05-18T11:32:17.626    20.56    1.43x  91984.69   -17.46
C (IER)       I 2046-05-18T11:49:04.357    17.01    4.76x  74490.58   -17.28
 
Saturn        I 2046-05-18T12:01:20.775    14.43    7.16x  60252.95               5.86      7.18
Saturn        E 2046-05-18T13:54:41.716    -8.31x  27.11x  60250.53               6.31      7.74
 
C (IER)       E 2046-05-18T14:06:50.566   -10.58x  28.92x  74490.58    17.07
B (IER)       E 2046-05-18T14:23:51.135   -13.69x  31.29x  91984.69    17.19
B (OER)       E 2046-05-18T14:48:35.488   -18.04x  34.39x 117571.16    17.27
A (IER)       E 2046-05-18T14:52:54.834   -18.78x  34.88x 122050.38    17.27
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-05-18T15:03:52.959   -20.61x  36.06x 133423.31    17.29
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-05-18T15:04:11.562   -20.66x  36.09x 133744.89    17.29
A (OER)       E 2046-05-18T15:07:06.805   -21.14x  36.39x 136774.40    17.29
F ring        E 2046-05-18T15:10:40.030   -21.72x  36.74x 140461.00    17.29