Saturn_2046-06-18T08_28_10.0900_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               : 2046-06-18T08:32:27.110
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          : 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)           :  9.028
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -19.89
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  171.91
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :    7.65
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 (")  :   5.726
C/A sky separation (km) :  37490.5
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 2046-06-18T07:00:57.575     6.32   -1.23x 140461.00   -15.92
A (OER)       I 2046-06-18T07:04:50.891     7.06   -1.93x 136774.40   -15.68
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-06-18T07:08:05.410     7.68   -2.52x 133744.89   -15.47
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-06-18T07:08:26.218     7.75   -2.58x 133423.31   -15.44
A (IER)       I 2046-06-18T07:21:06.288    10.19   -4.91x 122050.38   -14.44
B (OER)       I 2046-06-18T07:26:21.964    11.21   -5.88  117571.16   -13.93
B (IER)       I 2046-06-18T08:03:47.040 b  18.58  -12.97   91984.69    -8.14
 
Saturn        I 2046-06-18T07:53:32.797    16.55  -11.00   59792.94             -35.16    -40.66
Saturn        E 2046-06-18T09:11:17.277    32.23  -26.26   59840.65             -33.08    -38.48
 
B (IER)       E 2046-06-18T09:06:29.340 b  31.25  -25.29   91984.69     8.19
B (OER)       E 2046-06-18T09:43:34.469    38.84  -32.77  117571.16    14.09
A (IER)       E 2046-06-18T09:48:46.380    39.90  -33.82  122050.38    14.62
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-06-18T10:01:16.353    42.47  -36.37  133423.31    15.67
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-06-18T10:01:36.864    42.54  -36.44  133744.89    15.69
A (OER)       E 2046-06-18T10:04:48.555    43.19  -37.09  136774.40    15.92
F ring        E 2046-06-18T10:08:38.353    43.98  -37.87  140461.00    16.17