Saturn_2033-01-24T01_00_41.8700_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               : 2033-01-24T00:54:52.470
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          : 3423796646740541568
2Mass ID (if available) : 06040519+2231583
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 06h 04m 05.20647s +22:31:58.32073s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.96
K magnitude             :  9.467
G magnitude             : 12.103
RP magnitude            : 11.288
BP magnitude            : 12.801
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  8.173
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -15.35
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  147.05
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  126.81
B (ring opening deg)    :  -26.58
PA of pole (deg)        :   -5.60
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   3.653
C/A sky separation (km) :  21656.6
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 2033-01-23T22:50:25.769    25.61  -38.61  140461.00   -15.39
A (OER)       I 2033-01-23T22:54:25.761    25.10  -38.59  136774.40   -15.33
Encke (OEG)   I 2033-01-23T22:57:43.688    24.67  -38.56  133744.89   -15.28
Encke (IEG)   I 2033-01-23T22:58:04.738    24.63  -38.56  133423.31   -15.27
A (IER)       I 2033-01-23T23:10:34.719    22.95  -38.35  122050.38   -15.04
B (OER)       I 2033-01-23T23:15:33.508    22.25  -38.21  117571.16   -14.94
B (IER)       I 2033-01-23T23:44:57.049    17.88  -36.88   91984.69   -13.97
C (IER)       I 2033-01-24T00:06:47.765 b  14.37  -35.33   74490.58   -12.58
 
Saturn        I 2033-01-23T23:54:55.328    16.31  -36.23   59994.27              25.79     30.59
Saturn        E 2033-01-24T01:55:29.685    -5.38x -21.93   60207.51              11.77     14.35
 
C (IER)       E 2033-01-24T02:07:08.750    -7.67x -20.07   74490.58    12.41
B (IER)       E 2033-01-24T02:29:21.966   -12.08x -16.38   91984.69    13.69
B (OER)       E 2033-01-24T02:59:28.207   -18.17x -11.08  117571.16    14.53
A (IER)       E 2033-01-24T03:04:35.529   -19.22x -10.15  122050.38    14.62
Encke (IEG)   E 2033-01-24T03:17:28.520   -21.87x  -7.78  133423.31    14.80
Encke (OEG)   E 2033-01-24T03:17:50.247   -21.95x  -7.71  133744.89    14.80
A (OER)       E 2033-01-24T03:21:14.635   -22.65x  -7.08  136774.40    14.84
F ring        E 2033-01-24T03:25:22.666   -23.50x  -6.30  140461.00    14.88