Saturn_2046-05-25T15_02_51.5800_MSO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:22:55 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-05-25T15:03:02.100
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Saturn occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : MSO
Location                : Mt. Stromlo Observatory
Latitude (deg)          : -35.32000
E. Longitude (deg)      : 149.00833
Altitude (km)           :   0.770
Gaia source ID          : 4115099842417337344
2Mass ID (if available) : 17185284-2131547
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 18m 52.82674s -21:31:55.11580s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.03
K magnitude             :  8.447
G magnitude             : 14.204
RP magnitude            : 12.822
BP magnitude            : 16.639
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.058
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -18.95
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  163.43
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   51.17
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.51
PA of pole (deg)        :    4.58
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   8.822
C/A sky separation (km) :  57953.8
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 2046-05-25T14:20:05.640    72.28  -75.29  140461.00    -7.39
A (OER)       I 2046-05-25T14:29:12.208    73.50  -74.60  136774.40    -6.08
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-05-25T14:38:36.601    74.58  -73.66  133744.89    -4.64
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-05-25T14:39:47.416    74.70  -73.53  133423.31    -4.45
 
Saturn        I 2046-05-25T14:52:42.521    75.79  -71.90   59179.81             -61.55    -65.88
Saturn        E 2046-05-25T15:13:25.068    76.43  -68.76   59193.43             -60.87    -65.28
 
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-05-25T15:32:28.639    75.71  -65.48  133423.31     4.45
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-05-25T15:33:39.369    75.63  -65.27  133744.89     4.64
A (OER)       E 2046-05-25T15:43:03.056    74.82  -63.56  136774.40     6.09
F ring        E 2046-05-25T15:52:08.908    73.83  -61.86  140461.00     7.40