Saturn_2045-05-19T15_24_13.3700_SAAO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:21:54 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2045-05-19T15:27:43.940
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          : 6052826289893718656
2Mass ID (if available) : 16284204-1946174
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 16h 28m 42.04529s -19:46:17.52180s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.00
K magnitude             :  9.395
G magnitude             : 14.544
RP magnitude            : 13.281
BP magnitude            : 16.337
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.002
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -19.74
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  169.67
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  151.63
B (ring opening deg)    :   25.56
PA of pole (deg)        :    3.22
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   0.145
C/A sky separation (km) :    946.2
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 2045-05-19T13:29:16.736   -29.12x  22.98x 140461.00   -19.75
A (OER)       I 2045-05-19T13:32:23.400   -28.73x  22.51x 136774.40   -19.75
Encke (OEG)   I 2045-05-19T13:34:56.780   -28.41x  22.12x 133744.89   -19.75
Encke (IEG)   I 2045-05-19T13:35:13.060   -28.37x  22.08x 133423.31   -19.75
A (IER)       I 2045-05-19T13:44:48.738   -27.11x  20.58x 122050.38   -19.76
B (OER)       I 2045-05-19T13:48:35.417   -26.60x  19.98x 117571.16   -19.76
B (IER)       I 2045-05-19T14:10:09.698   -23.52x  16.45x  91984.69   -19.78
C (IER)       I 2045-05-19T14:24:54.092   -21.27x  13.93x  74490.58   -19.79
 
Saturn        I 2045-05-19T14:36:14.619   -19.47x  11.93x  60261.99               3.86      4.74
Saturn        E 2045-05-19T16:19:00.571    -1.04x  -7.62   60256.19              -5.42     -6.64
 
C (IER)       E 2045-05-19T16:29:41.449     1.03x  -9.77   74490.58    19.95
B (IER)       E 2045-05-19T16:44:17.505     3.91x -12.73   91984.69    19.98
B (OER)       E 2045-05-19T17:05:36.579     8.16  -17.10  117571.16    20.02
A (IER)       E 2045-05-19T17:09:20.237     8.91  -17.87  122050.38    20.03
Encke (IEG)   E 2045-05-19T17:18:47.777    10.83  -19.82  133423.31    20.05
Encke (OEG)   E 2045-05-19T17:19:03.817    10.88  -19.88  133744.89    20.05
A (OER)       E 2045-05-19T17:21:34.913    11.40  -20.40  136774.40    20.05
F ring        E 2045-05-19T17:24:38.735    12.02  -21.04  140461.00    20.06