Saturn_2043-05-07T17_02_10.3100_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               : 2043-05-07T17:05:55.360
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          : 6311378304588033920
2Mass ID (if available) : 14510804-1342382
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 14h 51m 07.86040s -13:42:37.93046s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :  10.13
K magnitude             :  8.781
G magnitude             : 11.095
RP magnitude            : 10.232
BP magnitude            : 11.443
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  8.866
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -20.20
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  176.75
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  160.48
B (ring opening deg)    :   20.21
PA of pole (deg)        :    0.26
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   9.021
C/A sky separation (km) :  58012.2
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 2043-05-07T15:38:59.365    -2.80x   2.00x 140461.00    -7.20
A (OER)       I 2043-05-07T15:49:27.192    -0.68x  -0.07x 136774.40    -4.51
 
Saturn        I 2043-05-07T16:54:05.557    12.69  -13.22   59760.78             -54.52    -59.55
Saturn        E 2043-05-07T17:17:10.261    17.54  -18.02   59598.27             -69.66    -72.95
 
A (OER)       E 2043-05-07T16:22:01.668     6.00   -6.63  136774.40     4.52
F ring        E 2043-05-07T16:32:27.693     8.17   -8.76  140461.00     7.23