Saturn_2046-06-13T23_37_44.2900_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               : 2046-06-13T23:41:59.810
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          : 4115816792713438208
2Mass ID (if available) : 17125051-2126196
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 12m 50.50342s -21:26:19.72788s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.94
K magnitude             :  7.641
G magnitude             : 12.649
RP magnitude            : 11.303
BP magnitude            : 14.767
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.021
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -20.12
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  176.22
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   55.74
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.53
PA of pole (deg)        :    4.43
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   0.136
C/A sky separation (km) :    891.5
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 2046-06-13T21:45:51.603     1.49x   0.37x 140461.00   -20.06
A (OER)       I 2046-06-13T21:48:55.384     2.11x  -0.23x 136774.40   -20.06
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-06-13T21:51:26.373     2.62x  -0.72x 133744.89   -20.07
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-06-13T21:51:42.398     2.67x  -0.77x 133423.31   -20.07
A (IER)       I 2046-06-13T22:01:08.928     4.58x  -2.63x 122050.38   -20.08
B (OER)       I 2046-06-13T22:04:51.935     5.33   -3.36x 117571.17   -20.09
B (IER)       I 2046-06-13T22:26:04.550     9.69   -7.61   91984.69   -20.12
C (IER)       I 2046-06-13T22:40:33.514    12.70  -10.55   74490.58   -20.14
 
Saturn        I 2046-06-13T22:52:16.829    15.15  -12.95   60267.95              -0.34     -0.42
Saturn        E 2046-06-14T00:31:30.565    36.44  -33.89   60266.50               1.84      2.26
 
C (IER)       E 2046-06-14T00:43:00.862    38.94  -36.37   74490.58    20.34
B (IER)       E 2046-06-14T00:57:20.268    42.07  -39.47   91984.69    20.37
B (OER)       E 2046-06-14T01:18:15.433    46.65  -44.01  117571.16    20.40
A (IER)       E 2046-06-14T01:21:54.970    47.45  -44.81  122050.38    20.41
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-06-14T01:31:12.143    49.49  -46.83  133423.31    20.42
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-06-14T01:31:27.893    49.54  -46.89  133744.89    20.42
A (OER)       E 2046-06-14T01:33:56.254    50.09  -47.43  136774.40    20.42
F ring        E 2046-06-14T01:36:56.763    50.75  -48.08  140461.00    20.43