Saturn_2048-09-12T04_23_11.7200_PIC.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:12:43 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2048-09-12T02:10:46.280
Event type              : XRgt
                        : No Saturn occs
                        : 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          : 4079225561137474944
2Mass ID (if available) : 18373771-2243569
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 18h 37m 37.71685s -22:43:57.19279s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.07
K magnitude             :  6.769
G magnitude             : 13.013
RP magnitude            : 11.482
BP magnitude            : 16.324
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.654
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  -0.63
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  109.25
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   59.16
B (ring opening deg)    :   25.98
PA of pole (deg)        :    6.19
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :  15.330
C/A sky separation (km) : 107334.5
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 2048-09-11T09:14:09.868   -58.29x  37.42x 140461.00    -0.74
A (OER)       I 2048-09-11T10:38:28.692   -43.65x  47.81x 136774.40    -0.72
Encke (OEG)   I 2048-09-11T11:48:33.961   -30.78x  51.40x 133744.89    -0.72
Encke (IEG)   I 2048-09-11T11:56:02.536   -29.41x  51.43x 133423.31    -0.72
A (IER)       I 2048-09-11T16:36:00.014    15.09   17.34x 122050.38    -0.60
B (OER)       I 2048-09-11T18:57:25.197    24.46   -8.46  117571.16    -0.44
 
No planet occultations
 
B (OER)       E 2048-09-12T03:05:47.949   -35.65x -26.59  117571.16     0.50
A (IER)       E 2048-09-12T05:05:47.784   -57.00x  -6.39  122050.38     0.74
Encke (IEG)   E 2048-09-12T08:35:01.621   -63.53x  31.04x 133423.31     1.05
Encke (OEG)   E 2048-09-12T08:40:08.543   -62.82x  31.87x 133744.89     1.05
A (OER)       E 2048-09-12T09:27:13.536   -55.51x  39.07x 136774.40     1.09
F ring        E 2048-09-12T10:22:28.064   -45.84x  45.94x 140461.00     1.13