Saturn_2046-02-07T05_07_58.4400_SAAO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:21:56 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-02-07T05:06:30.880
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          : 4115004833408602496
2Mass ID (if available) : 17181919-2137491
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 18m 19.18729s -21:37:49.15865s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.95
K magnitude             :  9.420
G magnitude             : 14.361
RP magnitude            : 13.117
BP magnitude            : 16.099
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 10.519
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  25.54
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   57.63
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   72.00
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.62
PA of pole (deg)        :    4.57
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   0.340
C/A sky separation (km) :   2593.1
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 2046-02-07T03:34:01.722    45.89   -7.33  140461.00   -25.30
A (OER)       I 2046-02-07T03:36:27.463    46.40   -6.86  136774.40   -25.29
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-02-07T03:38:27.251    46.83   -6.47  133744.89   -25.29
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-02-07T03:38:39.967    46.87   -6.43  133423.31   -25.29
A (IER)       I 2046-02-07T03:46:09.854    48.46   -4.96x 122050.38   -25.27
B (OER)       I 2046-02-07T03:49:07.127    49.09   -4.38x 117571.16   -25.26
B (IER)       I 2046-02-07T04:06:00.805    52.66   -1.02x  91984.69   -25.22
C (IER)       I 2046-02-07T04:17:35.175    55.09    1.30x  74490.58   -25.17
 
Saturn        I 2046-02-07T04:26:42.613    57.00    3.15x  60263.96               3.02      3.70
Saturn        E 2046-02-07T05:46:23.359    72.79   19.67x  60267.19               1.35      1.66
 
C (IER)       E 2046-02-07T05:55:46.084    74.39   21.64x  74490.58    25.07
B (IER)       E 2046-02-07T06:07:23.599    76.19   24.09x  91984.69    25.09
B (OER)       E 2046-02-07T06:24:23.044    78.28   27.68x 117571.16    25.10
A (IER)       E 2046-02-07T06:27:21.467    78.55   28.31x 122050.38    25.11
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-02-07T06:34:54.461    79.10   29.90x 133423.31    25.11
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-02-07T06:35:07.269    79.12   29.95x 133744.89    25.11
A (OER)       E 2046-02-07T06:37:07.931    79.22   30.38x 136774.40    25.11
F ring        E 2046-02-07T06:39:34.761    79.32   30.89x 140461.00    25.11