Saturn_2046-06-23T08_19_27.1300_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               : 2046-06-23T08:14:39.490
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          : 4115644135022847232
2Mass ID (if available) : 17095535-2123568
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 09m 55.33950s -21:23:56.99554s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.06
K magnitude             :  8.135
G magnitude             : 13.607
RP magnitude            : 12.175
BP magnitude            : 16.237
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.042
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -19.42
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  166.84
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   69.26
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.54
PA of pole (deg)        :    4.36
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   8.710
C/A sky separation (km) :  57120.7
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 2046-06-23T07:27:08.381    40.51  -53.42  140461.00    -8.15
A (OER)       I 2046-06-23T07:35:15.385    38.74  -51.65  136774.40    -6.98
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-06-23T07:43:10.971    37.01  -49.92  133744.89    -5.75
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-06-23T07:44:07.642    36.81  -49.71  133423.31    -5.60
 
Saturn        I 2046-06-23T08:01:24.282    33.05  -45.94   59210.45             -59.91    -64.43
Saturn        E 2046-06-23T08:27:57.508    27.31  -40.17   59220.21             -59.45    -64.01
 
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-06-23T08:48:44.227    22.85  -35.68  133423.31     5.57
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-06-23T08:49:41.236    22.65  -35.48  133744.89     5.72
A (OER)       E 2046-06-23T08:57:40.081    20.94  -33.76  136774.40     6.92
F ring        E 2046-06-23T09:05:51.210    19.20  -32.00  140461.00     8.07