Saturn_2046-07-18T10_24_35.1300_ESO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:20:13 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-07-18T10:18:29.190
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          : 4127635408818049664
2Mass ID (if available) : 17031669-2118528
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 03m 16.69747s -21:18:52.85790s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.87
K magnitude             :  6.020
G magnitude             : 11.030
RP magnitude            :  9.759
BP magnitude            : 12.882
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.221
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -13.73
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  141.43
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   42.44
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.57
PA of pole (deg)        :    4.19
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   3.945
C/A sky separation (km) :  26382.8
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 2046-07-18T07:45:51.484    13.92  -49.40  140461.00   -12.54
A (OER)       I 2046-07-18T07:50:46.540    12.89  -48.32  136774.40   -12.45
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-07-18T07:54:50.535    12.05  -47.43  133744.89   -12.38
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-07-18T07:55:16.521    11.96  -47.34  133423.31   -12.37
A (IER)       I 2046-07-18T08:10:47.616     8.74  -43.95  122050.38   -12.05
B (OER)       I 2046-07-18T08:17:01.859     7.45  -42.59  117571.16   -11.89
B (IER)       I 2046-07-18T08:54:53.083    -0.20x -34.35   91984.69   -10.48
C (IER)       I 2046-07-18T09:25:35.748 b  -6.21x -27.71   74490.58    -8.28
 
Saturn        I 2046-07-18T09:12:14.911    -3.63x -30.59   60023.79             -24.27    -28.89
Saturn        E 2046-07-18T11:25:20.778   -26.82x  -2.61x  60065.79             -21.95    -26.27
 
C (IER)       E 2046-07-18T11:17:53.683 b -25.72x  -4.12x  74490.58     8.17
B (IER)       E 2046-07-18T11:49:10.555   -30.10x   2.15x  91984.69    10.25
B (OER)       E 2046-07-18T12:28:04.608   -34.59x   9.65x 117571.16    11.52
A (IER)       E 2046-07-18T12:34:31.252   -35.22x  10.86x 122050.38    11.65
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-07-18T12:50:35.596   -36.61x  13.81x 133423.31    11.92
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-07-18T12:51:02.557   -36.64x  13.89x 133744.89    11.93
A (OER)       E 2046-07-18T12:55:15.840   -36.96x  14.65x 136774.40    11.99
F ring        E 2046-07-18T13:00:22.426   -37.33x  15.57x 140461.00    12.06