Saturn_2048-10-27T03_53_25.5300_ESO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:20:39 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2048-10-27T03:57:26.440
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Saturn occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : ESO
Location                : European Southern Obs. (3.6m)
Latitude (deg)          : -29.26097
E. Longitude (deg)      : 289.26831
Altitude (km)           :   2.400
Gaia source ID          : 4078513386847518464
2Mass ID (if available) : 18442941-2242276
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 18h 44m 29.40023s -22:42:27.86429s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.05
K magnitude             :  9.014
G magnitude             : 13.249
RP magnitude            : 12.085
BP magnitude            : 14.677
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 10.384
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  21.45
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   66.52
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  174.10
B (ring opening deg)    :   25.78
PA of pole (deg)        :    6.29
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   1.232
C/A sky separation (km) :   9277.9
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 2048-10-27T02:10:48.028    22.25  -36.67  140461.00   -22.34
A (OER)       I 2048-10-27T02:13:33.084    21.67  -37.08  136774.40   -22.33
Encke (OEG)   I 2048-10-27T02:15:48.763    21.19  -37.41  133744.89   -22.33
Encke (IEG)   I 2048-10-27T02:16:03.167    21.14  -37.44  133423.31   -22.32
A (IER)       I 2048-10-27T02:24:32.958    19.35  -38.64  122050.38   -22.29
B (OER)       I 2048-10-27T02:27:53.975    18.64  -39.10  117571.17   -22.27
B (IER)       I 2048-10-27T02:47:06.585    14.62  -41.56   91984.69   -22.10
C (IER)       I 2048-10-27T03:00:22.605    11.87  -43.06   74490.58   -21.83
 
Saturn        I 2048-10-27T03:11:17.169     9.62  -44.16   60267.82               0.66      0.82
Saturn        E 2048-10-27T04:43:18.572    -8.45x -47.71   60158.38             -16.55    -20.02
 
C (IER)       E 2048-10-27T04:45:11.749    -8.80x -47.67   74490.58    22.01
B (IER)       E 2048-10-27T04:58:19.960   -11.21x -47.21   91984.69    22.34
B (OER)       E 2048-10-27T05:17:17.966   -14.60x -46.15  117571.16    22.60
A (IER)       E 2048-10-27T05:20:36.056   -15.17x -45.92  122050.38    22.63
Encke (IEG)   E 2048-10-27T05:28:57.932   -16.62x -45.28  133423.31    22.69
Encke (OEG)   E 2048-10-27T05:29:12.102   -16.66x -45.26  133744.89    22.69
A (OER)       E 2048-10-27T05:31:25.551   -17.03x -45.08  136774.40    22.71
F ring        E 2048-10-27T05:34:07.829   -17.49x -44.85  140461.00    22.73