Saturn_2046-06-24T20_52_06.0100_MSO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:22:57 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-06-24T20:48:09.340
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          : 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)      :   87.20
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 (")  :   7.682
C/A sky separation (km) :  50414.5
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 2046-06-24T19:33:49.862     6.34  -19.58  140461.00   -11.43
A (OER)       I 2046-06-24T19:39:20.933     5.29  -18.50  136774.40   -10.84
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-06-24T19:44:07.680     4.39x -17.56  133744.89   -10.29
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-06-24T19:44:39.033     4.29x -17.46  133423.31   -10.23
A (IER)       I 2046-06-24T20:06:09.526     0.29x -13.28  122050.38    -7.27
B (OER)       I 2046-06-24T20:17:58.415    -1.87x -11.01  117571.16    -5.33
 
Saturn        I 2046-06-24T20:20:38.391    -2.35x -10.50   59457.87              49.01     54.41
Saturn        E 2046-06-24T21:15:42.302   -11.84x  -0.31x  59440.93              49.72     55.08
 
B (OER)       E 2046-06-24T21:15:20.337 b -11.78x  -0.37x 117571.16     5.31
A (IER)       E 2046-06-24T21:27:13.102   -13.69x   1.74x 122050.38     7.23
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-06-24T21:48:53.540   -17.04x   5.49x 133423.31    10.13
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-06-24T21:49:25.181   -17.12x   5.58x 133744.89    10.19
A (OER)       E 2046-06-24T21:54:14.670   -17.84x   6.40x 136774.40    10.73
F ring        E 2046-06-24T21:59:49.141   -18.65x   7.33x 140461.00    11.31