Saturn_2032-12-12T03_15_23.1300_SAAO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:21:46 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2032-12-12T03:11:01.700
Event type              : PtRgt
                        : Saturn occs: topocentric, not geoecetric
                        : 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          : 3376843716366371072
2Mass ID (if available) : 06182775+2223006
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 06h 18m 27.75968s +22:23:00.59034s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.11
K magnitude             :  9.427
G magnitude             : 13.219
RP magnitude            : 12.173
BP magnitude            : 14.344
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  8.057
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -19.21
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  165.89
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   74.09
B (ring opening deg)    :  -26.09
PA of pole (deg)        :   -5.86
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   9.956
C/A sky separation (km) :  58180.0
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 2032-12-12T02:48:50.276    17.92   -7.18  140461.00    -8.63
A (OER)       I 2032-12-12T02:56:27.415    16.72   -5.82  136774.40    -7.48
Encke (OEG)   I 2032-12-12T03:03:46.499 b  15.54   -4.50x 133744.89    -6.30
Encke (IEG)   I 2032-12-12T03:04:38.110 b  15.40   -4.34x 133423.31    -6.16
 
Saturn        I 2032-12-12T03:01:45.981    15.87   -4.86x  59175.48              63.83     67.89
Saturn        E 2032-12-12T03:20:49.095    12.71   -1.37x  59289.61              58.01     62.72
 
Encke (IEG)   E 2032-12-12T04:11:32.331     3.71x   8.32x 133423.31     6.14
Encke (OEG)   E 2032-12-12T04:12:24.140     3.55x   8.49x 133744.89     6.28
A (OER)       E 2032-12-12T04:19:45.222     2.18x   9.94x 136774.40     7.45
F ring        E 2032-12-12T04:27:25.091     0.74x  11.45x 140461.00     8.57