Saturn_2048-07-15T16_14_04.9000_MSO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:23:21 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2048-07-15T16:10:59.950
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          : 4078864062324524160
2Mass ID (if available) : 18481467-2226289
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 18h 48m 14.66445s -22:26:29.32703s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.04
K magnitude             :  9.352
G magnitude             : 12.950
RP magnitude            : 11.946
BP magnitude            : 14.002
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.040
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -19.51
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  167.95
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  116.63
B (ring opening deg)    :   25.42
PA of pole (deg)        :    6.33
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   6.550
C/A sky separation (km) :  42941.4
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 2048-07-15T15:16:26.923    61.31  -69.94  140461.00   -16.43
A (OER)       I 2048-07-15T15:20:13.670    60.57  -69.33  136774.40   -16.08
Encke (OEG)   I 2048-07-15T15:23:23.829    59.95  -68.81  133744.89   -15.77
Encke (IEG)   I 2048-07-15T15:23:44.237    59.88  -68.75  133423.31   -15.74
A (IER)       I 2048-07-15T15:36:20.430 b  57.39  -66.59  122050.38   -14.28
B (OER)       I 2048-07-15T15:41:42.500 b  56.32  -65.63  117571.16   -13.53
B (IER)       I 2048-07-15T16:33:13.587 b  45.86  -55.80   91984.69    -1.60
 
Saturn        I 2048-07-15T15:36:19.736    57.39  -66.59   59509.96             -50.14    -55.48
Saturn        E 2048-07-15T16:46:16.184    43.19  -53.20   59939.82             -30.16    -35.37
 
B (IER)       E 2048-07-15T16:43:42.545 b  43.71  -53.72   91984.69     1.59
B (OER)       E 2048-07-15T17:35:22.402    33.13  -43.25  117571.16    13.43
A (IER)       E 2048-07-15T17:40:47.001    32.03  -42.14  122050.38    14.15
Encke (IEG)   E 2048-07-15T17:53:30.760    29.44  -39.54  133423.31    15.56
Encke (OEG)   E 2048-07-15T17:53:51.402    29.37  -39.47  133744.89    15.60
A (OER)       E 2048-07-15T17:57:03.815    28.72  -38.81  136774.40    15.89
F ring        E 2048-07-15T18:00:53.417    27.94  -38.03  140461.00    16.22