Saturn_2046-02-02T00_07_11.8700_SAAO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:21:55 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-02-02T00:04:20.010
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          : 4115763981793858048
2Mass ID (if available) : 17162727-2136170
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 16m 27.28129s -21:36:17.26816s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.95
K magnitude             :  9.653
G magnitude             : 13.344
RP magnitude            : 12.321
BP magnitude            : 14.424
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 10.590
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  27.62
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   52.78
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   10.44
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.63
PA of pole (deg)        :    4.53
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   5.881
C/A sky separation (km) :  45168.6
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 2046-02-01T23:04:40.272   -11.67x -40.84  140461.00   -19.37
A (OER)       I 2046-02-01T23:07:53.442   -11.11x -40.78  136774.40   -18.79
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-02-01T23:10:36.897   -10.63x -40.72  133744.89   -18.27
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-02-01T23:10:54.527   -10.58x -40.71  133423.31   -18.21
A (IER)       I 2046-02-01T23:22:04.049    -8.60x -40.37  122050.38   -15.65
B (OER)       I 2046-02-01T23:27:03.188    -7.70x -40.18  117571.16   -14.27
 
Saturn        I 2046-02-01T23:40:57.882    -5.17x -39.48   59617.49             -42.26    -47.87
Saturn        E 2046-02-02T00:27:43.324     3.71x -35.70   59598.14             -43.04    -48.64
 
B (OER)       E 2046-02-02T00:39:45.891     6.06  -34.40  117571.16    14.20
A (IER)       E 2046-02-02T00:44:46.624     7.05  -33.83  122050.38    15.56
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-02-02T00:56:00.368     9.28  -32.47  133423.31    18.08
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-02-02T00:56:18.122     9.34  -32.43  133744.89    18.14
A (OER)       E 2046-02-02T00:59:02.755     9.89  -32.09  136774.40    18.66
F ring        E 2046-02-02T01:02:17.389    10.54  -31.67  140461.00    19.22