Saturn_2046-10-21T03_21_07.4500_PAL.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:13:12 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-10-21T03:23:51.510
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          : 4115428768187777664
2Mass ID (if available) : 17114829-2147123
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 11m 48.28049s -21:47:12.68040s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.02
K magnitude             :  9.744
G magnitude             : 14.501
RP magnitude            : 13.283
BP magnitude            : 16.131
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 10.629
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  28.09
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   51.58
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  161.40
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.89
PA of pole (deg)        :    4.42
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   7.268
C/A sky separation (km) :  56031.9
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 2046-10-21T02:40:05.799    14.49  -20.03  140461.00   -13.18
A (OER)       I 2046-10-21T02:44:59.834    13.68  -21.06  136774.40   -11.87
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-10-21T02:49:29.538    12.94  -22.00  133744.89   -10.58
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-10-21T02:50:00.161    12.85  -22.11  133423.31   -10.42
 
Saturn        I 2046-10-21T03:12:20.797     9.03  -26.78   59252.09              56.53     61.38
Saturn        E 2046-10-21T03:35:16.776     4.95x -31.55   59207.43              58.51     63.17
 
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-10-21T03:49:40.483     2.31x -34.53  133423.31    10.45
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-10-21T03:50:11.018     2.22x -34.63  133744.89    10.61
A (OER)       E 2046-10-21T03:54:39.831     1.39x -35.55  136774.40    11.92
F ring        E 2046-10-21T03:59:32.655     0.48x -36.55  140461.00    13.25