Saturn_2048-07-23T02_07_11.5700_PIC.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:12:41 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2048-07-23T02:03:44.950
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Saturn occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : PIC
Location                : Pic du Midi
Latitude (deg)          :  42.93656
E. Longitude (deg)      :   0.14231
Altitude (km)           :   2.890
Gaia source ID          : 4078499363737879296
2Mass ID (if available) : 18460157-2229313
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 18h 46m 01.57259s -22:29:31.41017s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.99
K magnitude             :  9.381
G magnitude             : 13.676
RP magnitude            : 12.483
BP magnitude            : 15.213
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.073
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -18.43
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  160.36
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   13.17
B (ring opening deg)    :   25.53
PA of pole (deg)        :    6.30
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   7.770
C/A sky separation (km) :  51129.6
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 2048-07-23T00:16:55.723    21.29  -27.25  140461.00   -12.90
A (OER)       I 2048-07-23T00:21:47.486    20.92  -27.19  136774.40   -12.36
Encke (OEG)   I 2048-07-23T00:25:57.635    20.60  -27.13  133744.89   -11.86
Encke (IEG)   I 2048-07-23T00:26:24.822    20.56  -27.12  133423.31   -11.80
A (IER)       I 2048-07-23T00:44:21.377    19.03  -26.68  122050.38    -9.21
B (OER)       I 2048-07-23T00:53:10.450    18.20  -26.36  117571.16    -7.69
 
Saturn        I 2048-07-23T01:36:12.051    13.51  -23.95   59699.15              41.30     46.92
Saturn        E 2048-07-23T02:30:41.231     6.28  -19.01   59321.36              58.82     63.45
 
B (OER)       E 2048-07-23T02:05:48.344 b   9.74  -21.50  117571.16     7.64
A (IER)       E 2048-07-23T02:14:41.611 b   8.53  -20.65  122050.38     9.14
Encke (IEG)   E 2048-07-23T02:32:48.694     5.98  -18.78  133423.31    11.68
Encke (OEG)   E 2048-07-23T02:33:16.173     5.91  -18.73  133744.89    11.73
A (OER)       E 2048-07-23T02:37:29.057     5.30  -18.26  136774.40    12.22
F ring        E 2048-07-23T02:42:24.122     4.57x -17.71  140461.00    12.76