Saturn_2046-06-28T15_36_04.6900_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               : 2046-06-28T15:33:07.660
Event type              : PRgt
                        : Saturn occs: not geocentric or 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          : 4115671588455406336
2Mass ID (if available) : 17082038-2122189
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 08m 20.34759s -21:22:19.63513s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.85
K magnitude             :  9.826
G magnitude             : 12.941
RP magnitude            : 12.047
BP magnitude            : 13.769
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.066
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -18.67
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  161.44
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  133.35
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.54
PA of pole (deg)        :    4.32
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   9.256
C/A sky separation (km) :  60862.5
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 2046-06-28T15:00:08.502    57.94  -73.46  140461.00    -4.61
A (OER)       I 2046-06-28T15:19:32.036    54.09  -70.31  136774.41    -1.69
 
No planet occultations
 
A (OER)       E 2046-06-28T15:41:11.768    49.71  -66.40  136774.40     1.69
F ring        E 2046-06-28T16:00:38.564    45.75  -62.69  140461.00     4.59