Saturn_2046-05-25T21_34_57.1500_MSO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:22:56 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-05-25T21:30:12.530
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          : 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)      :   53.42
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 (")  :   0.093
C/A sky separation (km) :    609.9
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 2046-05-25T19:27:26.958    32.99  -18.55  140461.00   -19.15
A (OER)       I 2046-05-25T19:30:39.478    32.33  -17.91  136774.40   -19.15
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-05-25T19:33:17.719    31.79  -17.39  133744.89   -19.14
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-05-25T19:33:34.517    31.74  -17.33  133423.31   -19.14
A (IER)       I 2046-05-25T19:43:28.861    29.72  -15.37  122050.38   -19.13
B (OER)       I 2046-05-25T19:47:23.070    28.92  -14.61  117571.16   -19.12
B (IER)       I 2046-05-25T20:09:42.375    24.40  -10.25   91984.69   -19.09
C (IER)       I 2046-05-25T20:24:59.603    21.32   -7.31   74490.58   -19.06
 
Saturn        I 2046-05-25T20:37:22.102    18.85   -4.96x  60267.68              -0.84     -1.03
Saturn        E 2046-05-25T22:23:16.725    -1.43x  13.69x  60267.98              -0.21     -0.25
 
C (IER)       E 2046-05-25T22:35:48.937    -3.69x  15.66x  74490.58    18.86
B (IER)       E 2046-05-25T22:51:17.069    -6.41x  17.99x  91984.69    18.84
B (OER)       E 2046-05-25T23:13:56.231   -10.26x  21.21x 117571.16    18.81
A (IER)       E 2046-05-25T23:17:54.381   -10.92x  21.75x 122050.38    18.81
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-05-25T23:27:59.335   -12.56x  23.07x 133423.31    18.79
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-05-25T23:28:16.446   -12.61x  23.10x 133744.89    18.79
A (OER)       E 2046-05-25T23:30:57.665   -13.04x  23.45x 136774.40    18.79
F ring        E 2046-05-25T23:34:13.888   -13.56x  23.86x 140461.00    18.79