Saturn_2046-05-23T22_30_32.5800_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               : 2046-05-23T22:34:44.900
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          : 4115097505955028864
2Mass ID (if available) : 17192277-2132074
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 19m 22.77329s -21:32:07.92111s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.02
K magnitude             :  9.114
G magnitude             : 14.596
RP magnitude            : 13.281
BP magnitude            : 16.610
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.066
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -18.68
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  161.70
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   29.98
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.51
PA of pole (deg)        :    4.59
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   5.643
C/A sky separation (km) :  37103.3
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 2046-05-23T20:49:51.681   -24.63x  11.81x 140461.00   -14.85
A (OER)       I 2046-05-23T20:54:01.797   -23.99x  11.03x 136774.40   -14.63
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-05-23T20:57:30.241   -23.45x  10.38x 133744.89   -14.44
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-05-23T20:57:52.534   -23.40x  10.31x 133423.31   -14.41
A (IER)       I 2046-05-23T21:11:26.039   -21.23x   7.74x 122050.38   -13.50
B (OER)       I 2046-05-23T21:17:03.311   -20.30x   6.66x 117571.16   -13.05
B (IER)       I 2046-05-23T21:56:33.415 b -13.45x  -1.11x  91984.69    -7.90
 
Saturn        I 2046-05-23T21:52:25.819   -14.19x  -0.28x  59849.44              32.73     38.12
Saturn        E 2046-05-23T23:16:50.912     1.93x -17.71   59803.74              34.74     40.22
 
B (IER)       E 2046-05-23T23:07:13.010 b   0.01x -15.68   91984.69     7.94
B (OER)       E 2046-05-23T23:46:21.711     7.92  -24.00  117571.16    13.22
A (IER)       E 2046-05-23T23:51:54.551     9.06  -25.19  122050.38    13.69
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-05-24T00:05:16.072    11.83  -28.06  133423.31    14.65
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-05-24T00:05:38.012    11.91  -28.14  133744.89    14.67
A (OER)       E 2046-05-24T00:09:03.086    12.62  -28.88  136774.40    14.87
F ring        E 2046-05-24T00:13:09.007    13.48  -29.76  140461.00    15.10