Saturn_2030-11-24T04_04_45.3700_SAAO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:21:41 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2030-11-24T04:00:39.690
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Saturn occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
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          : 48576973471345792
2Mass ID (if available) : 04150234+1907171
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 04h 15m 02.37897s +19:07:15.29096s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.12
K magnitude             :  9.803
G magnitude             : 12.051
RP magnitude            : 11.326
BP magnitude            : 12.637
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  8.083
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -20.02
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  175.65
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  160.94
B (ring opening deg)    :  -25.08
PA of pole (deg)        :   -2.82
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   7.355
C/A sky separation (km) :  43121.9
NAIF SPICE kernels      : RAJobs_U111+rgf15.spk
                          URKALLv1.spk
                          Saturn_ring_plane.tf
                          sat378.bsp
                          sat286.bsp
                          vgr1.sat286.bsp
                          vgr2.sat286.bsp
                          HST1081HSPephemUTC.bsp
                          pfbl0000r.bsp
                          cassini.bsp
                          earthstns_itrf93_040916.bsp
                          earth_200101_990628_predict.bpc
                          earth_720101_070426.bpc
                          cpck28Mar2008.tpc
                          pck.sat440.tpc
                          IAU_SATURN_for_RINGFIT.tpc
                          naif0012.tls
                          earth_flat_IAU.spk
 
b: ring blocked by planet  x: target alt <  5.0 deg or  sun >  -5.0 deg
Ring         I/E             UTC        b?  alt   alt-sun   radius     r-dot   lat-geo lat-geodetic
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F ring        I 2030-11-24T02:22:25.503    16.24  -12.24  140461.00   -14.93
A (OER)       I 2030-11-24T02:26:35.840    15.52  -11.51  136774.40   -14.52
Encke (OEG)   I 2030-11-24T02:30:07.094    14.91  -10.88  133744.89   -14.16
Encke (IEG)   I 2030-11-24T02:30:29.844    14.84  -10.82  133423.31   -14.11
A (IER)       I 2030-11-24T02:44:47.102    12.32   -8.25  122050.38   -12.34
B (OER)       I 2030-11-24T02:51:04.119    11.18   -7.10  117571.16   -11.40
 
Saturn        I 2030-11-24T03:26:18.254     4.63x  -0.47x  59858.13              34.86     40.35
Saturn        E 2030-11-24T04:34:49.027    -8.87x  13.10x  59609.31              46.62     52.13
 
B (OER)       E 2030-11-24T04:33:39.355 b  -8.64x  12.86x 117571.16    11.29
A (IER)       E 2030-11-24T04:40:00.209    -9.93x  14.16x 122050.38    12.21
Encke (IEG)   E 2030-11-24T04:54:26.835   -12.88x  17.11x 133423.31    13.95
Encke (OEG)   E 2030-11-24T04:54:49.849   -12.96x  17.19x 133744.89    13.99
A (OER)       E 2030-11-24T04:58:23.597   -13.69x  17.92x 136774.40    14.35
F ring        E 2030-11-24T05:02:36.994   -14.56x  18.79x 140461.00    14.74