Saturn_2046-02-05T02_28_59.5700_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               : 2046-02-05T02:26:04.050
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          : 4115016039029356416
2Mass ID (if available) : 17173480-2137161
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 17m 34.79622s -21:37:16.33676s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.10
K magnitude             :  7.791
G magnitude             : 12.996
RP magnitude            : 11.607
BP magnitude            : 15.372
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 10.548
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  26.40
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   55.66
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   47.07
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.62
PA of pole (deg)        :    4.55
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   4.760
C/A sky separation (km) :  36414.4
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 2046-02-05T01:12:29.023    14.77  -31.09  140461.00   -21.53
A (OER)       I 2046-02-05T01:15:21.421    15.35  -30.69  136774.40   -21.23
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-02-05T01:17:45.025    15.84  -30.36  133744.89   -20.96
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-02-05T01:18:00.379    15.89  -30.32  133423.31   -20.93
A (IER)       I 2046-02-05T01:27:19.870    17.80  -28.98  122050.38   -19.67
B (OER)       I 2046-02-05T01:31:11.197    18.59  -28.41  117571.17   -19.04
B (IER)       I 2046-02-05T01:57:43.932 b  24.08  -24.27   91984.69   -12.26
 
Saturn        I 2046-02-05T01:55:57.013    23.71  -24.56   59852.59             -32.40    -37.77
Saturn        E 2046-02-05T02:56:13.752    36.36  -14.08   59826.70             -33.54    -38.97
 
B (IER)       E 2046-02-05T02:52:13.599 b  35.51  -14.82   91984.69    12.21
B (OER)       E 2046-02-05T03:18:55.594    41.16   -9.84  117571.17    18.90
A (IER)       E 2046-02-05T03:22:48.695    41.99   -9.10  122050.38    19.52
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-02-05T03:32:12.957    43.98   -7.29  133423.31    20.74
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-02-05T03:32:28.452    44.04   -7.24  133744.89    20.77
A (OER)       E 2046-02-05T03:34:53.395    44.55   -6.77  136774.40    21.03
F ring        E 2046-02-05T03:37:47.460    45.16   -6.21  140461.00    21.32