Saturn_2046-06-23T10_13_11.6500_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               : 2046-06-23T10:08:12.630
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          : 4115644203742327168
2Mass ID (if available) : 17095394-2123488
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 09m 53.92654s -21:23:48.71122s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.07
K magnitude             :  9.866
G magnitude             : 13.797
RP magnitude            : 12.752
BP magnitude            : 14.926
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.043
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -19.41
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  166.76
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   69.87
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 (")  :   1.785
C/A sky separation (km) :  11707.5
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 2046-06-23T08:10:33.816    31.07  -43.95  140461.00   -19.26
A (OER)       I 2046-06-23T08:13:45.385    30.37  -43.26  136774.40   -19.23
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-06-23T08:16:22.998    29.81  -42.69  133744.89   -19.21
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-06-23T08:16:39.739    29.75  -42.63  133423.31   -19.21
A (IER)       I 2046-06-23T08:26:33.214    27.61  -40.48  122050.38   -19.12
B (OER)       I 2046-06-23T08:30:27.803    26.77  -39.63  117571.16   -19.07
B (IER)       I 2046-06-23T08:53:00.782    21.94  -34.76   91984.69   -18.71
C (IER)       I 2046-06-23T09:08:46.476    18.59  -31.38   74490.58   -18.24
 
Saturn        I 2046-06-23T09:17:32.275    16.73  -29.50   60220.86             -10.39    -12.69
Saturn        E 2046-06-23T10:59:08.105    -3.98x  -8.31   60227.27              -9.65    -11.80
 
C (IER)       E 2046-06-23T11:08:36.937    -5.81x  -6.40   74490.58    18.03
B (IER)       E 2046-06-23T11:24:35.079    -8.86x  -3.22x  91984.69    18.44
B (OER)       E 2046-06-23T11:47:30.780   -13.10x   1.27x 117571.16    18.72
A (IER)       E 2046-06-23T11:51:29.885   -13.82x   2.03x 122050.38    18.75
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-06-23T12:01:35.530   -15.62x   3.96x 133423.31    18.81
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-06-23T12:01:52.629   -15.67x   4.02x 133744.89    18.81
A (OER)       E 2046-06-23T12:04:33.660   -16.15x   4.53x 136774.40    18.82
F ring        E 2046-06-23T12:07:49.482   -16.72x   5.14x 140461.00    18.83