Saturn_2046-05-25T21_34_57.1500_ESO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:20:11 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-05-25T21:38:51.090
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          : 4115099533179705856
2Mass ID (if available) : 17184802-2131413
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 18m 48.01103s -21:31:41.66461s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.98
K magnitude             :  6.494
G magnitude             : 12.668
RP magnitude            : 11.252
BP magnitude            : 15.278
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.057
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -18.99
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  163.71
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   53.96
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 (")  :   0.248
C/A sky separation (km) :   1631.8
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 2046-05-25T19:33:46.626   -33.52x  24.62x 140461.00   -18.61
A (OER)       I 2046-05-25T19:37:04.722   -33.16x  24.11x 136774.40   -18.61
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-05-25T19:39:47.490   -32.86x  23.69x 133744.89   -18.61
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-05-25T19:40:04.766   -32.83x  23.64x 133423.31   -18.61
A (IER)       I 2046-05-25T19:50:15.633   -31.65x  22.01x 122050.38   -18.62
B (OER)       I 2046-05-25T19:54:16.150   -31.16x  21.36x 117571.16   -18.62
B (IER)       I 2046-05-25T20:17:09.269   -28.17x  17.49x  91984.69   -18.64
C (IER)       I 2046-05-25T20:32:47.437   -25.93x  14.73x  74490.58   -18.65
 
Saturn        I 2046-05-25T20:45:13.635   -24.05x  12.47x  60265.56              -2.36     -2.89
Saturn        E 2046-05-25T22:32:14.332    -5.20x  -8.51   60267.94              -0.36     -0.44
 
C (IER)       E 2046-05-25T22:44:47.233    -2.76x -11.10   74490.58    18.86
B (IER)       E 2046-05-25T23:00:13.784     0.29x -14.32   91984.69    18.90
B (OER)       E 2046-05-25T23:22:45.756     4.82x -19.07  117571.16    18.95
A (IER)       E 2046-05-25T23:26:42.076     5.62  -19.91  122050.38    18.96
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-05-25T23:36:41.644     7.67  -22.03  133423.31    18.98
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-05-25T23:36:58.588     7.73  -22.09  133744.89    18.98
A (OER)       E 2046-05-25T23:39:38.186     8.27  -22.66  136774.40    18.98
F ring        E 2046-05-25T23:42:52.338     8.94  -23.35  140461.00    18.99