Saturn_2046-05-18T13_03_11.3900_KAV.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:18:25 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-05-18T13:08:42.350
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Saturn occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : KAV
Location                : Kavalur Observatory
Latitude (deg)          :  12.57556
E. Longitude (deg)      :  78.83167
Altitude (km)           :   0.722
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)      :   44.64
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 (")  :   1.543
C/A sky separation (km) :  10181.5
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 2046-05-18T10:55:06.575   -52.65x  28.87x 140461.00   -17.06
A (OER)       I 2046-05-18T10:58:42.695   -51.81x  28.03x 136774.40   -17.05
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-05-18T11:01:40.373   -51.13x  27.33x 133744.89   -17.05
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-05-18T11:01:59.238   -51.06x  27.26x 133423.31   -17.05
A (IER)       I 2046-05-18T11:13:07.068   -48.48x  24.65x 122050.38   -17.01
B (OER)       I 2046-05-18T11:17:30.513   -47.46x  23.62x 117571.16   -16.99
B (IER)       I 2046-05-18T11:42:42.854   -41.59x  17.72x  91984.69   -16.82
C (IER)       I 2046-05-18T12:00:10.419   -37.53x  13.65x  74490.58   -16.55
 
Saturn        I 2046-05-18T12:11:58.542   -34.77x  10.90x  60242.50               7.63      9.35
Saturn        E 2046-05-18T14:05:03.395    -8.56x -14.87   60225.93               9.83     12.01
 
C (IER)       E 2046-05-18T14:15:01.071    -6.28x -17.07   74490.58    16.80
B (IER)       E 2046-05-18T14:32:11.060    -2.36x -20.83   91984.69    17.14
B (OER)       E 2046-05-18T14:56:51.393     3.23x -26.13  117571.16    17.41
A (IER)       E 2046-05-18T15:01:08.490     4.20x -27.04  122050.38    17.44
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-05-18T15:11:59.235     6.63  -29.32  133423.31    17.51
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-05-18T15:12:17.596     6.70  -29.38  133744.89    17.51
A (OER)       E 2046-05-18T15:15:10.483     7.34  -29.98  136774.40    17.53
F ring        E 2046-05-18T15:18:40.643     8.12  -30.71  140461.00    17.55