Saturn_2048-09-21T06_34_30.4100_TEN.txt Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:17:07 2023 target : Saturn target radius (km) : 60268.00 C/A epoch : 2048-09-21T06:40:32.980 Event type : PgtRgt : Saturn occs: geocentric, topocentric : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric Observer code : TEN Location : Teide Obs./Tenerife Latitude (deg) : 28.30050 E. Longitude (deg) : 343.48909 Altitude (km) : 2.395 Gaia source ID : 4079213603987017600 2Mass ID (if available) : 18375488-2244526 ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 18h 37m 54.85955s -22:44:52.74859s RUWE (>1.4 is poor) : 0.90 K magnitude : 9.476 G magnitude : 13.518 RP magnitude : 12.408 BP magnitude : 14.800 DUPflag : 0 Distance (au) : 9.801 f0 (km) : 0.000 g0 (km) : 0.000 skyplane vel. (km/s) : 4.22 Sun-Target sep (deg) : 100.45 Sun-Moon sep (deg) : 67.04 B (ring opening deg) : 25.99 PA of pole (deg) : 6.19 Pole direction: RA (deg): 40.60000 Dec (deg): 83.50000 C/A sky separation (") : 0.544 C/A sky separation (km) : 3870.3 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- F ring I 2048-09-20T21:25:47.197 33.65 -31.51 140461.00 -3.65 A (OER) I 2048-09-20T21:42:34.767 31.78 -34.96 136774.40 -3.67 Encke (OEG) I 2048-09-20T21:56:17.969 30.09 -37.73 133744.89 -3.69 Encke (IEG) I 2048-09-20T21:57:45.086 29.91 -38.02 133423.31 -3.69 A (IER) I 2048-09-20T22:48:31.564 22.56 -47.61 122050.38 -3.78 B (OER) I 2048-09-20T23:08:12.054 19.34 -50.95 117571.16 -3.81 B (IER) I 2048-09-21T00:56:56.291 -0.85x -61.36 91984.69 -4.04 C (IER) I 2048-09-21T02:07:52.837 -15.43x -56.95 74490.58 -4.18 Saturn I 2048-09-21T02:56:13.817 -25.72x -49.89 60250.92 6.39 7.83 Saturn E 2048-09-21T10:15:54.837 -55.16x 42.17x 60266.94 1.58 1.94 C (IER) E 2048-09-21T11:07:03.164 -43.87x 51.44x 74490.58 4.57 B (IER) E 2048-09-21T12:11:19.704 -29.82x 59.96x 91984.69 4.50 B (OER) E 2048-09-21T13:47:24.766 -9.42x 59.81x 117571.16 4.37 A (IER) E 2048-09-21T14:04:32.213 -5.91x 58.00x 122050.38 4.35 Encke (IEG) E 2048-09-21T14:48:27.188 2.88x 51.71x 133423.31 4.29 Encke (OEG) E 2048-09-21T14:49:42.245 3.12x 51.50x 133744.89 4.28 A (OER) E 2048-09-21T15:01:30.834 5.42 49.50x 136774.40 4.27 F ring E 2048-09-21T15:15:56.721 8.17 46.93x 140461.00 4.25