Saturn_2044-04-30T20_13_23.1900_SAAO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:21:53 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2044-04-30T20:16:53.850
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          : 6261279710107361664
2Mass ID (if available) : 15430787-1720076
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 15h 43m 07.65372s -17:20:07.83096s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :  17.08
K magnitude             :  9.324
G magnitude             : 12.265
RP magnitude            : 11.338
BP magnitude            : 13.135
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  8.976
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -18.91
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  162.85
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  154.69
B (ring opening deg)    :   23.60
PA of pole (deg)        :    1.86
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   7.246
C/A sky separation (km) :  47173.3
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 2044-04-30T18:30:39.165    18.66  -32.54  140461.00   -13.25
A (OER)       I 2044-04-30T18:35:23.014    19.65  -33.54  136774.40   -12.72
Encke (OEG)   I 2044-04-30T18:39:25.745    20.50  -34.39  133744.89   -12.24
Encke (IEG)   I 2044-04-30T18:39:52.086    20.59  -34.49  133423.31   -12.18
A (IER)       I 2044-04-30T18:57:06.736    24.22  -38.12  122050.38    -9.69
B (OER)       I 2044-04-30T19:05:25.687    25.97  -39.87  117571.16    -8.24
 
Saturn        I 2044-04-30T19:44:43.718    34.30  -48.05   59875.27             -36.89    -42.45
Saturn        E 2044-04-30T20:48:30.613    47.77  -60.63   59541.01             -55.10    -60.08
 
B (OER)       E 2044-04-30T20:19:58.621 b  41.77  -55.16  117571.16     8.27
A (IER)       E 2044-04-30T20:28:15.445 b  43.52  -56.79  122050.38     9.74
Encke (IEG)   E 2044-04-30T20:45:23.374 b  47.12  -60.05  133423.31    12.28
Encke (OEG)   E 2044-04-30T20:45:49.493 b  47.21  -60.13  133744.89    12.34
A (OER)       E 2044-04-30T20:49:50.053    48.05  -60.87  136774.40    12.84
F ring        E 2044-04-30T20:54:31.071    49.03  -61.73  140461.00    13.39