Jupiter_2031-03-17T02_47_28.6800_SAAO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:36:11 2023
 
target                  : Jupiter
target radius (km)      :  71492.00
C/A epoch               : 2031-03-17T02:44:09.070
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          : 4068887677958338944
2Mass ID (if available) : 17475812-2252149
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 47m 58.12923s -22:52:15.11761s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.91
K magnitude             :  9.625
G magnitude             : 14.861
RP magnitude            : 13.563
BP magnitude            : 16.821
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  5.240
f0 (km)                 :       0.00
g0 (km)                 :       0.00
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  13.85
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   88.65
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   10.63
B (ring opening deg)    :   -2.63
PA of pole (deg)        :    0.46
Pole direction: RA (deg): 268.05700
               Dec (deg):  64.49651
C/A sky separation (")  :   0.084
C/A sky separation (km) :    320.5
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  2031-03-17T01:16:25.327   42.47  -40.89   71492.0    -0.96     -1.10
Jupiter  E  2031-03-17T04:12:35.834   77.76   -6.12   71492.0     1.27      1.45