Saturn_2033-01-09T17_50_35.7400_SAAO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:21:47 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2033-01-09T17:54:06.670
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          : 3423573411521430400
2Mass ID (if available) : 06082546+2229018
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 06h 08m 25.46266s +22:29:01.83703s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.14
K magnitude             :  9.745
G magnitude             : 14.404
RP magnitude            : 13.229
BP magnitude            : 15.892
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  8.072
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -18.75
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  162.59
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   52.12
B (ring opening deg)    :  -26.43
PA of pole (deg)        :   -5.68
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   5.236
C/A sky separation (km) :  30654.4
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 2033-01-09T15:54:32.448    -6.74x  21.57x 140461.00   -17.34
A (OER)       I 2033-01-09T15:58:05.863    -6.04x  20.84x 136774.40   -17.21
Encke (OEG)   I 2033-01-09T16:01:02.504    -5.47x  20.23x 133744.89   -17.09
Encke (IEG)   I 2033-01-09T16:01:21.326    -5.41x  20.17x 133423.31   -17.08
A (IER)       I 2033-01-09T16:12:37.336    -3.22x  17.86x 122050.38   -16.54
B (OER)       I 2033-01-09T16:17:10.212    -2.35x  16.93x 117571.16   -16.28
B (IER)       I 2033-01-09T16:45:17.683     2.96x  11.25x  91984.69   -13.73
C (IER)       I 2033-01-09T17:10:16.505 b   7.51    6.31x  74490.58    -9.13
 
Saturn        I 2033-01-09T17:08:38.516     7.22    6.63x  60105.24             -19.71    -23.70
Saturn        E 2033-01-09T18:39:08.775    21.95  -10.27   59810.35             -34.58    -40.06
 
C (IER)       E 2033-01-09T18:08:15.909 b  17.31   -4.73x  74490.58     9.10
B (IER)       E 2033-01-09T18:33:13.980 b  21.10   -9.23   91984.69    13.78
B (OER)       E 2033-01-09T19:01:11.241    24.95  -14.04  117571.16    16.41
A (IER)       E 2033-01-09T19:05:41.871    25.53  -14.79  122050.38    16.69
Encke (IEG)   E 2033-01-09T19:16:51.724    26.91  -16.61  133423.31    17.25
Encke (OEG)   E 2033-01-09T19:17:10.363    26.94  -16.66  133744.89    17.26
A (OER)       E 2033-01-09T19:20:05.256    27.29  -17.13  136774.40    17.38
F ring        E 2033-01-09T19:23:36.490    27.70  -17.69  140461.00    17.52