Saturn_2041-05-02T17_01_58.9300_SAAO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:21:52 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2041-05-02T17:05:21.420
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          : 3635760154744472960
2Mass ID (if available) : 13135869-0451511
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 13h 13m 58.63924s -04:51:51.41902s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.00
K magnitude             :  8.025
G magnitude             : 10.266
RP magnitude            :  9.574
BP magnitude            : 10.809
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  8.755
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -17.84
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  156.66
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  129.38
B (ring opening deg)    :   10.88
PA of pole (deg)        :   -2.49
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   8.936
C/A sky separation (km) :  56742.8
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 2041-05-02T15:06:30.855     2.14x   9.14x 140461.00   -12.56
A (OER)       I 2041-05-02T15:12:15.083     3.35x   8.04x 136774.40    -8.81
Encke (OEG)   I 2041-05-02T15:21:02.802     5.22    6.33x 133745.16    -2.60
 
Saturn        I 2041-05-02T16:46:50.026    23.36  -10.99   60158.27             -46.74    -52.24
Saturn        E 2041-05-02T17:23:36.389    30.99  -18.66   60069.63             -78.59    -80.51
 
Encke (OEG)   E 2041-05-02T15:28:10.829     6.73    4.94x 133746.65     2.61
A (OER)       E 2041-05-02T15:36:58.338     8.59    3.20x 136774.40     8.82
F ring        E 2041-05-02T15:42:42.304     9.81    2.07x 140461.00    12.57