Saturn_2046-06-18T08_28_10.0900_ESO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:20:12 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-06-18T08:23:43.350
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          : 4115632310948587136
2Mass ID (if available) : 17112795-2125133
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 11m 27.94407s -21:25:13.35598s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.12
K magnitude             :  8.483
G magnitude             : 13.045
RP magnitude            : 11.818
BP magnitude            : 14.687
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.027
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -19.89
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  171.91
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :    6.68
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 (")  :   5.496
C/A sky separation (km) :  35983.1
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 2046-06-18T06:49:45.825    53.34  -61.34  140461.00   -16.59
A (OER)       I 2046-06-18T06:53:29.574    52.53  -60.52  136774.40   -16.36
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-06-18T06:56:35.890    51.85  -59.85  133744.89   -16.16
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-06-18T06:56:55.807    51.78  -59.77  133423.31   -16.13
A (IER)       I 2046-06-18T07:09:00.997    49.13  -57.14  122050.38   -15.19
B (OER)       I 2046-06-18T07:14:00.422    48.03  -56.05  117571.16   -14.72
B (IER)       I 2046-06-18T07:48:05.704 b  40.57  -48.60   91984.69    -9.69
 
Saturn        I 2046-06-18T07:44:06.598    41.44  -49.47   59843.14             -32.97    -38.37
Saturn        E 2046-06-18T09:03:28.921    24.24  -32.28   59861.25             -32.16    -37.51
 
B (IER)       E 2046-06-18T09:01:31.860 b  24.66  -32.69   91984.69     9.63
B (OER)       E 2046-06-18T09:35:55.830    17.33  -25.35  117571.16    14.54
A (IER)       E 2046-06-18T09:40:59.024    16.27  -24.28  122050.38    14.99
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-06-18T09:53:14.396    13.69  -21.69  133423.31    15.90
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-06-18T09:53:34.613    13.62  -21.62  133744.89    15.92
A (OER)       E 2046-06-18T09:56:43.793    12.96  -20.96  136774.40    16.11
F ring        E 2046-06-18T10:00:31.109    12.17  -20.17  140461.00    16.32