Saturn_2046-10-08T02_54_20.2400_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 : 2046-10-08T02:58:30.770 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 : 4115566786925875968 2Mass ID (if available) : 17072034-2139514 ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 07m 20.31990s -21:39:51.85148s RUWE (>1.4 is poor) : 0.91 K magnitude : 9.383 G magnitude : 12.550 RP magnitude : 11.646 BP magnitude : 13.399 DUPflag : 0 Distance (au) : 10.447 f0 (km) : 0.000 g0 (km) : 0.000 skyplane vel. (km/s) : 22.92 Sun-Target sep (deg) : 63.43 Sun-Moon sep (deg) : 40.66 B (ring opening deg) : 26.85 PA of pole (deg) : 4.30 Pole direction: RA (deg): 40.60000 Dec (deg): 83.50000 C/A sky separation (") : 2.974 C/A sky separation (km) : 22534.0 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- F ring I 2046-10-08T01:26:05.233 27.11 -33.57 140461.00 -21.37 A (OER) I 2046-10-08T01:28:58.057 26.49 -34.11 136774.40 -21.29 Encke (OEG) I 2046-10-08T01:31:20.578 25.98 -34.55 133744.89 -21.22 Encke (IEG) I 2046-10-08T01:31:35.735 25.93 -34.60 133423.31 -21.21 A (IER) I 2046-10-08T01:40:35.777 24.00 -36.25 122050.38 -20.89 B (OER) I 2046-10-08T01:44:10.981 23.23 -36.90 117571.16 -20.73 B (IER) I 2046-10-08T02:05:24.150 18.72 -40.61 91984.69 -19.28 C (IER) I 2046-10-08T02:21:20.829 b 15.36 -43.23 74490.58 -17.06 Saturn I 2046-10-08T02:17:57.764 16.07 -42.68 60060.16 -21.98 -26.30 Saturn E 2046-10-08T03:38:58.643 -0.51x -52.86 60139.05 -17.13 -20.70 C (IER) E 2046-10-08T03:41:32.829 -1.01x -53.06 74490.58 17.19 B (IER) E 2046-10-08T03:57:21.218 -4.11x -54.08 91984.69 19.47 B (OER) E 2046-10-08T04:18:19.874 -8.12x -54.85 117571.17 21.01 A (IER) E 2046-10-08T04:21:52.209 -8.79x -54.91 122050.38 21.18 Encke (IEG) E 2046-10-08T04:30:44.520 -10.44x -54.97 133423.31 21.54 Encke (OEG) E 2046-10-08T04:30:59.449 -10.49x -54.97 133744.89 21.55 A (OER) E 2046-10-08T04:33:19.798 -10.92x -54.96 136774.40 21.62 F ring E 2046-10-08T04:36:09.918 -11.44x -54.94 140461.00 21.72