Saturn_2046-07-18T10_24_35.1300_PAL.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:13:11 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-07-18T10:18:12.060
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Saturn occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : PAL
Location                : Palomar Mt (200")
Latitude (deg)          :  33.35622
E. Longitude (deg)      : 243.13601
Altitude (km)           :   1.706
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)      :   42.63
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 (")  :   2.794
C/A sky separation (km) :  18684.4
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 2046-07-18T07:40:30.978    24.47  -35.77  140461.00   -13.48
A (OER)       I 2046-07-18T07:45:04.908    23.86  -35.82  136774.40   -13.44
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-07-18T07:48:50.674    23.34  -35.85  133744.89   -13.40
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-07-18T07:49:14.675    23.29  -35.85  133423.31   -13.40
A (IER)       I 2046-07-18T08:03:28.617    21.28  -35.81  122050.38   -13.23
B (OER)       I 2046-07-18T08:09:08.053    20.45  -35.74  117571.17   -13.16
B (IER)       I 2046-07-18T08:42:17.446    15.28  -34.64   91984.69   -12.49
C (IER)       I 2046-07-18T09:06:26.251    11.24  -33.15   74490.58   -11.57
 
Saturn        I 2046-07-18T09:09:35.406    10.69  -32.92   60139.47             -17.32    -20.93
Saturn        E 2046-07-18T11:27:29.774   -15.49x -15.67   60170.87             -14.99    -18.19
 
C (IER)       E 2046-07-18T11:34:55.587   -16.99x -14.44   74490.58    11.33
B (IER)       E 2046-07-18T11:59:39.839   -22.04x -10.23   91984.69    12.15
B (OER)       E 2046-07-18T12:33:53.727   -29.12x  -4.09x 117571.16    12.69
A (IER)       E 2046-07-18T12:39:45.928   -30.34x  -3.01x 122050.38    12.74
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-07-18T12:54:34.172   -33.43x  -0.23x 133423.31    12.86
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-07-18T12:54:59.182   -33.52x  -0.16x 133744.89    12.86
A (OER)       E 2046-07-18T12:58:54.553   -34.34x   0.59x 136774.40    12.88
F ring        E 2046-07-18T13:03:40.421   -35.33x   1.49x 140461.00    12.91