Jupiter_2025-03-27T17_26_07.0000_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               : 2025-03-27T17:27:42.740
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          : 3412446491286706176
2Mass ID (if available) : 04545765+2216413
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 04h 54m 57.65711s +22:16:41.27256s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.58
K magnitude             :  8.981
G magnitude             : 11.735
RP magnitude            : 10.894
BP magnitude            : 12.475
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  5.400
f0 (km)                 :       0.00
g0 (km)                 :       0.00
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  23.87
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   68.04
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   92.54
B (ring opening deg)    :    2.52
PA of pole (deg)        :   -6.12
Pole direction: RA (deg): 268.05780
               Dec (deg):  64.49671
C/A sky separation (")  :  13.504
C/A sky separation (km) :  52888.7
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  2025-03-27T16:53:38.835   30.28   -4.01x  71487.1    48.89     52.52
Jupiter  E  2025-03-27T18:01:43.129   21.99  -18.37   71487.4    46.47     50.15