Saturn_2048-10-22T11_38_08.4500_MSO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:23:25 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2048-10-22T11:41:57.930
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          : 4078522109885851392
2Mass ID (if available) : 18431011-2243274
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 18h 43m 10.11323s -22:43:27.68557s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.98
K magnitude             :  9.301
G magnitude             : 13.469
RP magnitude            : 12.337
BP magnitude            : 14.814
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 10.311
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  19.35
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   70.88
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  117.99
B (ring opening deg)    :   25.83
PA of pole (deg)        :    6.27
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   7.596
C/A sky separation (km) :  56810.8
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 2048-10-22T10:16:51.712    42.32  -21.78  140461.00    -9.55
A (OER)       I 2048-10-22T10:23:37.405    40.93  -22.93  136774.40    -8.61
Encke (OEG)   I 2048-10-22T10:29:49.259    39.66  -23.97  133744.89    -7.67
Encke (IEG)   I 2048-10-22T10:30:31.461    39.52  -24.09  133423.31    -7.56
 
Saturn        I 2048-10-22T11:26:56.556    28.02  -32.73   59399.94             -53.83    -58.91
Saturn        E 2048-10-22T11:56:23.637    22.09  -36.48   59209.92             -63.30    -67.43
 
Encke (IEG)   E 2048-10-22T11:52:42.536 b  22.83  -36.05  133423.31     7.60
Encke (OEG)   E 2048-10-22T11:53:24.538 b  22.69  -36.13  133744.89     7.71
A (OER)       E 2048-10-22T11:59:34.387    21.46  -36.85  136774.40     8.66
F ring        E 2048-10-22T12:06:17.359    20.12  -37.59  140461.00     9.62