Saturn Viewer 2.4 Results

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Observation time: 2003-4-21 7:15
       Ephemeris: Prometheus fit 2002 (SAT077 + SAT086 + SAT081 + SAT060 + SAT127 + DE405)
  Prometheus lag: On
   Field of view: 10 (Saturn radii)
  Diagram center: Saturn
       Viewpoint: Earth's center
  Moon selection: Mimas-Phoebe
  Ring selection: A,B,C
  Standard stars: No
 Additional star: S0308
                  RA  = 5 38 27.5491 hours
                  Dec = 22 24 53.362
    Other bodies: None
           Title: Saturn Viewer Results
     Moon labels: Medium (9 pt)
Moon enlargement: 6 (pt)
     Blank disks: No
  Ring plot type: Transparent
 
Field of View Description (J2000)
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     Body          RA                  Dec                 dRA (")    dDec (")
 699 Saturn         5h 38m 27.6520s    22d 24m 51.993s       0.000      0.000
 601 Mimas          5h 38m 28.1298s    22d 24m 40.204s       6.626    -11.789
 602 Enceladus      5h 38m 26.2019s    22d 25m 03.127s     -20.108     11.134
 603 Tethys         5h 38m 30.0767s    22d 25m 06.624s      33.622     14.631
 604 Dione          5h 38m 31.0703s    22d 24m 43.414s      47.400     -8.579
 605 Rhea           5h 38m 32.5728s    22d 24m 42.218s      68.235     -9.774
 606 Titan          5h 38m 15.4408s    22d 24m 30.081s    -169.330    -21.912
 607 Hyperion       5h 38m 18.1579s    22d 25m 39.971s    -131.653     47.978
 608 Iapetus        5h 38m 13.8103s    22d 26m 00.908s    -191.939     68.915
 609 Phoebe         5h 40m 07.0392s    22d 28m 53.716s    1378.177    241.723

      Sub-solar latitude (deg): -26.54066  (-26.57017  to -26.51114)
      Ring opening angle (deg): -26.98092  (lit)
             Phase angle (deg):   5.18256
     Sub-solar longitude (deg): 141.92242  from ring plane ascending node
  Sub-observer longitude (deg): 136.14302
 
      Sun-planet distance (km):  1351.141583 x 10^6
 Observer-planet distance (km):  1433.373269 x 10^6
       Light travel time (sec):  4781.218576
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