Saturn_2048-05-31T10_46_01.5700_ESO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:20:34 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2048-05-31T10:41:24.300
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          : 4081527178238361728
2Mass ID (if available) : 19013549-2205282
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 19h 01m 35.50740s -22:05:28.67410s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.04
K magnitude             :  9.899
G magnitude             : 12.294
RP magnitude            : 11.553
BP magnitude            : 12.890
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.184
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -14.99
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  145.74
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   16.57
B (ring opening deg)    :   24.73
PA of pole (deg)        :    6.48
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   0.954
C/A sky separation (km) :   6357.3
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 2048-05-31T08:18:33.127    72.87  -40.77  140461.00   -16.99
A (OER)       I 2048-05-31T08:22:10.157    72.13  -39.98  136774.40   -16.98
Encke (OEG)   I 2048-05-31T08:25:08.583    71.51  -39.34  133744.89   -16.98
Encke (IEG)   I 2048-05-31T08:25:27.527    71.44  -39.27  133423.31   -16.97
A (IER)       I 2048-05-31T08:36:38.079    69.09  -36.84  122050.38   -16.95
B (OER)       I 2048-05-31T08:41:02.514    68.16  -35.89  117571.16   -16.93
B (IER)       I 2048-05-31T09:06:17.886    62.72  -30.43   91984.69   -16.83
C (IER)       I 2048-05-31T09:23:41.016    58.94  -26.70   74490.58   -16.70
 
Saturn        I 2048-05-31T09:35:55.935    56.27  -24.09   60253.96              -6.14     -7.52
Saturn        E 2048-05-31T11:47:07.817    27.68    2.81x  60162.69              17.04     20.60
 
C (IER)       E 2048-05-31T11:48:06.213    27.47    3.00x  74490.58    16.48
B (IER)       E 2048-05-31T12:05:45.126    23.69    6.39x  91984.69    16.55
B (OER)       E 2048-05-31T12:31:28.832    18.22   11.18x 117571.16    16.59
A (IER)       E 2048-05-31T12:35:58.860    17.27   12.00x 122050.38    16.59
Encke (IEG)   E 2048-05-31T12:47:24.438    14.88   14.05x 133423.31    16.59
Encke (OEG)   E 2048-05-31T12:47:43.823    14.81   14.11x 133744.89    16.59
A (OER)       E 2048-05-31T12:50:46.457    14.17   14.65x 136774.40    16.59
F ring        E 2048-05-31T12:54:28.716    13.40   15.30x 140461.00    16.59