Jupiter_2031-02-27T04_22_39.8300_SAAO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:36:05 2023
 
target                  : Jupiter
target radius (km)      :  71492.00
C/A epoch               : 2031-02-27T04:20:58.330
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          : 4116750690444683136
2Mass ID (if available) : 17392332-2248327
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 39m 23.30288s -22:48:33.01331s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.92
K magnitude             :  9.277
G magnitude             : 14.635
RP magnitude            : 13.326
BP magnitude            : 16.540
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  5.526
f0 (km)                 :       0.00
g0 (km)                 :       0.00
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  21.99
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   72.69
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  141.03
B (ring opening deg)    :   -2.66
PA of pole (deg)        :    1.38
Pole direction: RA (deg): 268.05701
               Dec (deg):  64.49651
C/A sky separation (")  :  16.429
C/A sky separation (km) :  65844.8
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  2031-02-27T03:59:31.787   63.70   -5.92   71483.9    66.04     68.63
Jupiter  E  2031-02-27T04:42:26.180   72.23    2.99x  71483.7    67.81     70.24