Saturn_2032-12-08T04_44_50.0300_SAAO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:21:45 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2032-12-08T04:40:07.550
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          : 3376834885915089664
2Mass ID (if available) : 06194696+2221561
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 06h 19m 46.96890s +22:21:56.16940s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.04
K magnitude             :  9.353
G magnitude             : 13.200
RP magnitude            : 12.159
BP magnitude            : 14.322
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  8.075
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -18.60
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  161.59
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  128.83
B (ring opening deg)    :  -26.05
PA of pole (deg)        :   -5.88
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   1.861
C/A sky separation (km) :  10901.6
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 2032-12-08T02:37:03.469    22.24   -9.15  140461.00   -19.38
A (OER)       I 2032-12-08T02:40:13.769    21.79   -8.60  136774.40   -19.36
Encke (OEG)   I 2032-12-08T02:42:50.303    21.41   -8.14  133744.89   -19.34
Encke (IEG)   I 2032-12-08T02:43:06.926    21.37   -8.09  133423.31   -19.34
A (IER)       I 2032-12-08T02:52:55.996    19.92   -6.34  122050.38   -19.27
B (OER)       I 2032-12-08T02:56:48.682    19.34   -5.64  117571.16   -19.23
B (IER)       I 2032-12-08T03:19:08.261    15.83   -1.55x  91984.69   -18.94
C (IER)       I 2032-12-08T03:34:40.670    13.26    1.37x  74490.58   -18.55
 
Saturn        I 2032-12-08T03:47:26.023    11.09    3.81x  60266.26              -2.03     -2.50
Saturn        E 2032-12-08T05:32:56.578    -8.63x  24.96x  60154.47             -16.64    -20.13
 
C (IER)       E 2032-12-08T05:35:18.522    -9.10x  25.45x  74490.58    18.36
B (IER)       E 2032-12-08T05:51:01.636   -12.24x  28.71x  91984.69    18.70
B (OER)       E 2032-12-08T06:13:40.432   -16.82x  33.44x 117571.16    18.93
A (IER)       E 2032-12-08T06:17:36.920   -17.62x  34.27x 122050.38    18.95
Encke (IEG)   E 2032-12-08T06:27:36.218   -19.67x  36.37x 133423.31    19.00
Encke (OEG)   E 2032-12-08T06:27:53.143   -19.73x  36.43x 133744.89    19.00
A (OER)       E 2032-12-08T06:30:32.545   -20.27x  36.99x 136774.40    19.01
F ring        E 2032-12-08T06:33:46.414   -20.94x  37.67x 140461.00    19.02