Saturn_2047-09-24T13_17_11.7600_MSO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:23:15 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2047-09-24T13:24:13.610
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Saturn occs: geocentric, 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          : 4068924786489190400
2Mass ID (if available) : 17501256-2234081
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 50m 12.54206s -22:34:08.34437s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.97
K magnitude             :  8.088
G magnitude             : 13.898
RP magnitude            : 12.471
BP magnitude            : 16.582
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 10.049
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  11.18
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   86.97
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   22.14
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.92
PA of pole (deg)        :    5.33
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   7.789
C/A sky separation (km) :  56767.4
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 2047-09-24T11:43:23.426    36.88  -42.79  140461.00    -4.96
A (OER)       I 2047-09-24T11:56:29.742    34.20  -44.72  136774.40    -4.40
Encke (OEG)   I 2047-09-24T12:08:43.998    31.71  -46.42  133744.89    -3.84
Encke (IEG)   I 2047-09-24T12:10:08.483    31.42  -46.60  133423.31    -3.77
 
Saturn        I 2047-09-24T12:58:59.837    21.57  -51.90   59210.26             -58.29    -62.97
Saturn        E 2047-09-24T13:49:14.011    11.69  -54.25   59188.62             -59.27    -63.86
 
Encke (IEG)   E 2047-09-24T14:26:06.601     4.68x -53.58  133423.31     3.84
Encke (OEG)   E 2047-09-24T14:27:29.487     4.42x -53.52  133744.89     3.91
A (OER)       E 2047-09-24T14:39:28.446     2.20x -52.84  136774.40     4.51
F ring        E 2047-09-24T14:52:15.634    -0.13x -51.91  140461.00     5.10