Saturn_2046-05-23T22_30_32.5800_PIC.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:12:17 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-05-23T22:33:19.300
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Saturn occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : PIC
Location                : Pic du Midi
Latitude (deg)          :  42.93656
E. Longitude (deg)      :   0.14231
Altitude (km)           :   2.890
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)      :   30.08
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 (")  :   7.021
C/A sky separation (km) :  46165.3
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 2046-05-23T21:06:12.349     3.96x -15.43  140461.00   -12.73
A (OER)       I 2046-05-23T21:11:06.712     4.70x -16.02  136774.40   -12.31
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-05-23T21:15:16.552     5.32  -16.50  133744.89   -11.93
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-05-23T21:15:43.547     5.39  -16.55  133423.31   -11.89
A (IER)       I 2046-05-23T21:32:58.503     7.90  -18.46  122050.38   -10.00
B (OER)       I 2046-05-23T21:40:50.559     9.01  -19.28  117571.16    -8.96
 
Saturn        I 2046-05-23T22:00:05.078    11.61  -21.11   59605.29              43.04     48.64
Saturn        E 2046-05-23T23:06:26.309    19.22  -25.48   59563.70              44.74     50.31
 
B (OER)       E 2046-05-23T23:19:26.286    20.42  -25.94  117571.16     9.00
A (IER)       E 2046-05-23T23:27:16.028    21.09  -26.15  122050.38    10.05
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-05-23T23:44:24.440    22.41  -26.44  133423.31    11.98
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-05-23T23:44:51.239    22.44  -26.45  133744.89    12.02
A (OER)       E 2046-05-23T23:48:59.203    22.72  -26.48  136774.40    12.41
F ring        E 2046-05-23T23:53:51.221    23.05  -26.50  140461.00    12.83