Saturn_2046-02-15T23_45_28.7800_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               : 2046-02-15T23:41:26.430
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          : 4115037685644211328
2Mass ID (if available) : 17210871-2139577
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 21m 08.69235s -21:39:57.94109s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.00
K magnitude             :  8.986
G magnitude             : 13.244
RP magnitude            : 12.116
BP magnitude            : 14.586
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 10.390
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  21.76
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   65.85
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  173.23
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.60
PA of pole (deg)        :    4.64
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   2.143
C/A sky separation (km) :  16149.7
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 2046-02-15T21:59:34.724   -14.14x -43.77  140461.00   -21.32
A (OER)       I 2046-02-15T22:02:27.862   -13.66x -43.95  136774.40   -21.27
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-02-15T22:04:50.434   -13.25x -44.09  133744.89   -21.23
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-02-15T22:05:05.584   -13.21x -44.11  133423.31   -21.22
A (IER)       I 2046-02-15T22:14:03.629   -11.67x -44.57  122050.38   -21.04
B (OER)       I 2046-02-15T22:17:36.907   -11.05x -44.73  117571.16   -20.96
B (IER)       I 2046-02-15T22:38:17.130    -7.38x -45.33   91984.69   -20.22
C (IER)       I 2046-02-15T22:53:02.546    -4.68x -45.43   74490.58   -19.19
 
Saturn        I 2046-02-15T22:57:16.069    -3.90x -45.40   60169.24              15.10     18.31
Saturn        E 2046-02-16T00:25:49.102    13.37  -39.98   60197.70              12.69     15.45
 
C (IER)       E 2046-02-16T00:32:25.968    14.71  -39.24   74490.58    19.02
B (IER)       E 2046-02-16T00:47:20.983    17.76  -37.44   91984.69    19.97
B (OER)       E 2046-02-16T01:08:18.888    22.07  -34.62  117571.16    20.62
A (IER)       E 2046-02-16T01:11:55.693    22.82  -34.11  122050.38    20.69
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-02-16T01:21:03.263    24.72  -32.76  133423.31    20.84
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-02-16T01:21:18.694    24.77  -32.73  133744.89    20.84
A (OER)       E 2046-02-16T01:23:43.945    25.28  -32.36  136774.40    20.87
F ring        E 2046-02-16T01:26:40.421    25.89  -31.91  140461.00    20.91