Saturn_2048-10-13T12_31_45.2100_PMO.txt Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:14:30 2023 target : Saturn target radius (km) : 60268.00 C/A epoch : 2048-10-13T12:36:59.930 Event type : PgtRgt : Saturn occs: geocentric, topocentric : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric Observer code : PMO Location : Purple Mtn Obs. Nanking Latitude (deg) : 32.06667 E. Longitude (deg) : 118.82089 Altitude (km) : 0.364 Gaia source ID : 4079177904216153984 2Mass ID (if available) : 18410007-2244256 ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 18h 41m 00.08460s -22:44:25.95101s RUWE (>1.4 is poor) : 0.97 K magnitude : 8.396 G magnitude : 13.888 RP magnitude : 12.448 BP magnitude : 16.565 DUPflag : 0 Distance (au) : 10.168 f0 (km) : 0.000 g0 (km) : 0.000 skyplane vel. (km/s) : 15.15 Sun-Target sep (deg) : 79.27 Sun-Moon sep (deg) : 3.03 B (ring opening deg) : 25.90 PA of pole (deg) : 6.24 Pole direction: RA (deg): 40.60000 Dec (deg): 83.50000 C/A sky separation (") : 7.417 C/A sky separation (km) : 54698.6 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- F ring I 2048-10-13T11:53:26.177 23.91 -30.25 140461.00 -8.08 A (OER) I 2048-10-13T12:01:20.092 22.83 -31.90 136774.40 -7.47 Encke (OEG) I 2048-10-13T12:08:21.511 21.84 -33.36 133744.89 -6.90 Encke (IEG) I 2048-10-13T12:09:08.362 21.72 -33.52 133423.31 -6.83 A (IER) I 2048-10-13T12:46:49.720 b 15.95 -41.24 122050.38 -3.05 Saturn I 2048-10-13T12:11:28.051 21.39 -34.01 59250.12 60.79 65.21 Saturn E 2048-10-13T13:03:07.110 13.27 -44.48 59481.38 49.91 55.26 A (IER) E 2048-10-13T13:37:52.680 7.22 -51.10 122050.38 3.08 Encke (IEG) E 2048-10-13T14:14:57.621 0.38x -57.49 133423.31 6.98 Encke (OEG) E 2048-10-13T14:15:43.460 0.23x -57.61 133744.89 7.05 A (OER) E 2048-10-13T14:22:35.371 -1.07x -58.67 136774.40 7.65 F ring E 2048-10-13T14:30:17.759 -2.55x -59.81 140461.00 8.28