Saturn_2046-06-23T10_13_11.6500_PMO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:14:04 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-06-23T10:17:50.780
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Saturn occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : PMO
Location                : Purple Mtn Obs. Nanking
Latitude (deg)          :  32.06667
E. Longitude (deg)      : 118.82089
Altitude (km)           :   0.364
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)      :   70.35
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 (")  :   0.846
C/A sky separation (km) :   5548.5
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 2046-06-23T08:18:19.570   -21.84x  34.44x 140461.00   -19.26
A (OER)       I 2046-06-23T08:21:30.981   -21.17x  33.77x 136774.40   -19.26
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-06-23T08:24:08.270   -20.63x  33.22x 133744.89   -19.26
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-06-23T08:24:24.966   -20.57x  33.16x 133423.31   -19.26
A (IER)       I 2046-06-23T08:34:15.427   -18.54x  31.10x 122050.38   -19.26
B (OER)       I 2046-06-23T08:38:07.997   -17.74x  30.29x 117571.16   -19.26
B (IER)       I 2046-06-23T09:00:17.451   -13.20x  25.68x  91984.69   -19.22
C (IER)       I 2046-06-23T09:15:28.916   -10.13x  22.55x  74490.58   -19.15
 
Saturn        I 2046-06-23T09:26:29.790    -7.92x  20.29x  60252.82              -5.87     -7.20
Saturn        E 2046-06-23T11:08:59.506    11.45    0.09x  60262.30              -3.59     -4.41
 
C (IER)       E 2046-06-23T11:20:45.540    13.49   -2.10x  74490.58    19.35
B (IER)       E 2046-06-23T11:35:46.760    16.03   -4.85x  91984.69    19.47
B (OER)       E 2046-06-23T11:57:37.547    19.55   -8.73  117571.17    19.57
A (IER)       E 2046-06-23T12:01:26.409    20.14   -9.39  122050.38    19.58
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-06-23T12:11:06.878    21.62  -11.06  133423.31    19.61
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-06-23T12:11:23.279    21.66  -11.10  133744.89    19.61
A (OER)       E 2046-06-23T12:13:57.763    22.04  -11.54  136774.40    19.61
F ring        E 2046-06-23T12:17:05.683    22.51  -12.07  140461.00    19.62