Saturn_2037-02-15T02_44_09.3100_SAAO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:21:51 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2037-02-15T02:39:51.770
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          : 3881962210025024896
2Mass ID (if available) : 10072943+1316064
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 10h 07m 29.39957s +13:16:06.38730s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.94
K magnitude             :  7.654
G magnitude             : 10.003
RP magnitude            :  9.294
BP magnitude            : 10.565
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  8.248
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -20.15
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  176.66
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  176.88
B (ring opening deg)    :  -10.84
PA of pole (deg)        :   -6.17
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   7.784
C/A sky separation (km) :  46566.5
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 2037-02-15T01:04:53.149    36.34  -34.89  140461.00   -39.16
A (OER)       I 2037-02-15T01:06:28.401    36.14  -34.67  136774.40   -38.24
Encke (OEG)   I 2037-02-15T01:07:48.492    35.97  -34.48  133744.89   -37.40
Encke (IEG)   I 2037-02-15T01:07:57.100    35.95  -34.46  133423.31   -37.31
A (IER)       I 2037-02-15T01:13:18.289    35.24  -33.70  122050.38   -33.33
B (OER)       I 2037-02-15T01:15:36.910    34.92  -33.36  117571.17   -31.26
 
Saturn        I 2037-02-15T02:08:35.745    26.84  -24.87   60236.79             -22.82    -27.26
Saturn        E 2037-02-15T03:10:59.172    15.68  -13.43   60076.90             -74.03    -76.67
 
B (OER)       E 2037-02-15T01:58:55.176    28.43  -26.52  117571.16    31.22
A (IER)       E 2037-02-15T02:01:13.972    28.05  -26.13  122050.38    33.29
Encke (IEG)   E 2037-02-15T02:06:35.626    27.17  -25.22  133423.31    37.25
Encke (OEG)   E 2037-02-15T02:06:44.247    27.15  -25.19  133744.89    37.35
A (OER)       E 2037-02-15T02:08:04.467    26.92  -24.96  136774.40    38.18
F ring        E 2037-02-15T02:09:39.879 b  26.66  -24.69  140461.00    39.09