Saturn_2046-06-24T20_52_06.0100_KAV.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:18:27 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-06-24T20:48:36.780
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Saturn occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : KAV
Location                : Kavalur Observatory
Latitude (deg)          :  12.57556
E. Longitude (deg)      :  78.83167
Altitude (km)           :   0.722
Gaia source ID          : 4115644920969040128
2Mass ID (if available) : 17092779-2123160
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 09m 27.71647s -21:23:16.87603s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.05
K magnitude             :  8.899
G magnitude             : 11.510
RP magnitude            : 10.717
BP magnitude            : 12.183
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.048
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -19.23
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  165.29
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   87.82
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.54
PA of pole (deg)        :    4.35
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   8.763
C/A sky separation (km) :  57509.0
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 2046-06-24T19:58:32.973    42.69  -50.10  140461.00    -7.81
A (OER)       I 2046-06-24T20:07:04.668    41.20  -49.15  136774.40    -6.59
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-06-24T20:15:34.917    39.68  -48.11  133744.89    -5.28
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-06-24T20:16:36.842    39.49  -47.98  133423.31    -5.11
 
Saturn        I 2046-06-24T20:36:36.599    35.75  -45.24   59206.20              60.11     64.60
Saturn        E 2046-06-24T21:00:35.337    31.03  -41.51   59195.65              60.62     65.06
 
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-06-24T21:16:31.625    27.79  -38.81  133423.31     5.09
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-06-24T21:17:33.839    27.57  -38.63  133744.89     5.25
A (OER)       E 2046-06-24T21:26:06.788    25.80  -37.11  136774.40     6.55
F ring        E 2046-06-24T21:34:41.745    24.00  -35.56  140461.00     7.75