Saturn_2046-06-17T17_37_16.8700_KAV.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:18:26 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-06-17T17:38:21.870
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Saturn occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : KAV
Location                : Kavalur Observatory
Latitude (deg)          :  12.57556
E. Longitude (deg)      :  78.83167
Altitude (km)           :   0.722
Gaia source ID          : 4115631417595355264
2Mass ID (if available) : 17113953-2125255
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 11m 39.55416s -21:25:25.86012s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.18
K magnitude             :  8.499
G magnitude             : 11.728
RP magnitude            : 10.810
BP magnitude            : 12.602
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.026
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -19.93
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  172.53
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :    6.61
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.54
PA of pole (deg)        :    4.40
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   7.122
C/A sky separation (km) :  46622.3
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 2046-06-17T16:24:18.518    46.56  -40.17  140461.00   -13.66
A (OER)       I 2046-06-17T16:28:53.064    47.25  -40.94  136774.40   -13.19
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-06-17T16:32:46.451    47.82  -41.58  133744.89   -12.76
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-06-17T16:33:11.690    47.88  -41.65  133423.31   -12.72
A (IER)       I 2046-06-17T16:49:23.944    50.11  -44.21  122050.38   -10.58
B (OER)       I 2046-06-17T16:56:51.922    51.04  -45.32  117571.16    -9.39
 
Saturn        I 2046-06-17T17:08:04.742    52.32  -46.90   59549.91             -45.25    -50.80
Saturn        E 2046-06-17T18:08:41.084    56.00  -52.99   59587.29             -43.72    -49.31
 
B (OER)       E 2046-06-17T18:25:04.420    55.93  -53.76  117571.16     9.41
A (IER)       E 2046-06-17T18:32:31.586    55.74  -53.97  122050.38    10.60
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-06-17T18:48:41.932    54.99  -54.10  133423.31    12.74
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-06-17T18:49:07.118    54.97  -54.10  133744.89    12.79
A (OER)       E 2046-06-17T18:53:00.002    54.72  -54.07  136774.40    13.22
F ring        E 2046-06-17T18:57:33.933    54.40  -54.00  140461.00    13.69