Jupiter_2031-03-04T03_46_49.5900_SAAO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:36:07 2023
 
target                  : Jupiter
target radius (km)      :  71492.00
C/A epoch               : 2031-03-04T03:44:44.870
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          : 4116926474893419520
2Mass ID (if available) : 17420644-2250041
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 42m 06.43592s -22:50:04.26389s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.87
K magnitude             :  8.034
G magnitude             : 14.275
RP magnitude            : 12.737
BP magnitude            : 17.619
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  5.448
f0 (km)                 :       0.00
g0 (km)                 :       0.00
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  19.80
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   77.06
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  160.99
B (ring opening deg)    :   -2.65
PA of pole (deg)        :    1.09
Pole direction: RA (deg): 268.05701
               Dec (deg):  64.49651
C/A sky separation (")  :   2.110
C/A sky separation (km) :   8338.3
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  2031-03-04T02:44:01.603   51.43  -21.96   71491.9     5.68      6.49
Jupiter  E  2031-03-04T04:45:41.323   75.84    2.86x  71491.8     7.59      8.67