Saturn_2048-10-28T13_41_30.7300_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               : 2048-10-28T13:44:43.590
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          : 4078466691959936512
2Mass ID (if available) : 18445478-2242164
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 18h 44m 54.77758s -22:42:16.64618s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.99
K magnitude             :  9.213
G magnitude             : 13.097
RP magnitude            : 12.047
BP magnitude            : 14.247
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 10.405
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  22.07
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   65.22
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  169.30
B (ring opening deg)    :   25.77
PA of pole (deg)        :    6.29
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   8.402
C/A sky separation (km) :  63406.1
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 2048-10-28T12:55:09.225     6.38  -39.85  140461.00    -4.52
 
No planet occultations
 
F ring        E 2048-10-28T13:33:38.769    -0.71x -41.30  140461.00     4.52