Jupiter_2024-12-22T01_51_33.7900_SAAO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:35:56 2023
 
target                  : Jupiter
target radius (km)      :  71492.00
C/A epoch               : 2024-12-22T01:46:48.200
Event type              : Pgt
                        : Jupiter occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Not a ringed target
Observer code           : SAAO
Location                : So. Afr. Astro. Obs. (Sutherland)
Latitude (deg)          : -32.37953
E. Longitude (deg)      :  20.81070
Altitude (km)           :   1.768
Gaia source ID          : 3412783624742018176
2Mass ID (if available) : 04505897+2151044
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 04h 50m 58.97498s +21:51:04.33891s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.33
K magnitude             :  8.080
G magnitude             : 11.606
RP magnitude            : 10.618
BP magnitude            : 12.587
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  4.128
f0 (km)                 :       0.00
g0 (km)                 :       0.00
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -15.65
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  163.65
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   97.25
B (ring opening deg)    :    2.84
PA of pole (deg)        :   -6.54
Pole direction: RA (deg): 268.05784
               Dec (deg):  64.49672
C/A sky separation (")  :   2.194
C/A sky separation (km) :   6568.6
NAIF SPICE kernels      : RAJobs_U111+rgf15.spk
                          URKALLv1.spk
                          naif0012.tls
                          nep097.bsp
                          nep101.bsp
                          sat440l.bsp
                          de440.bsp
                          earth_720101_070426.bpc
                          jup365.bsp
                          ura116.bsp
                          IAU_SATURN_for_RINGFIT.tpc
                          pck00010.tpc
                          earth_200101_990628_predict.bpc
                          uranus_ringframes_rfrench20220627_v1.tf
                          neptune_ringframes_rfrench20220702a_v1.tf
                          earth_flat_IAU.spk
 
                        x: target alt <  5.0 deg or  sun >  -5.0 deg
Target   I/E             UTC           alt   alt-sun   radius   lat-geo lat-geodetic
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Jupiter  I  2024-12-22T00:32:06.329   19.81  -27.76   71491.9    -4.53     -5.17
Jupiter  E  2024-12-22T03:02:04.421   -7.00x  -5.48   71491.9    -5.89     -6.73