Saturn_2046-03-04T01_32_53.2800_SAAO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:21:57 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-03-04T01:27:37.160
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          : 4120816924928289024
2Mass ID (if available) : 17250982-2142199
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 25m 09.80284s -21:42:20.20449s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.97
K magnitude             :  8.928
G magnitude             : 13.766
RP magnitude            : 12.520
BP magnitude            : 15.491
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 10.133
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  14.20
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   81.08
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   41.96
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.57
PA of pole (deg)        :    4.74
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   0.106
C/A sky separation (km) :    777.3
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 2046-03-03T22:43:01.163     4.65x -51.30  140461.00   -14.37
A (OER)       I 2046-03-03T22:47:17.745     5.49  -51.32  136774.40   -14.36
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-03-03T22:50:48.717     6.18  -51.32  133744.89   -14.36
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-03-03T22:51:11.118     6.25  -51.31  133423.31   -14.36
A (IER)       I 2046-03-03T23:04:24.151     8.87  -51.14  122050.38   -14.33
B (OER)       I 2046-03-03T23:09:36.919     9.91  -51.00  117571.16   -14.32
B (IER)       I 2046-03-03T23:39:28.298    15.94  -49.46   91984.69   -14.25
C (IER)       I 2046-03-03T23:59:57.896    20.14  -47.75   74490.58   -14.20
 
Saturn        I 2046-03-04T00:16:11.685    23.50  -46.05   60264.46               2.83      3.48
Saturn        E 2046-03-04T02:39:42.637    53.77  -22.84   60266.88              -1.59     -1.95
 
C (IER)       E 2046-03-04T02:56:33.565    57.30  -19.55   74490.58    13.90
B (IER)       E 2046-03-04T03:17:33.301    61.66  -15.37   91984.69    13.88
B (OER)       E 2046-03-04T03:48:19.186    67.85   -9.11  117571.16    13.85
A (IER)       E 2046-03-04T03:53:42.713    68.90   -8.00  122050.38    13.84
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-03-04T04:07:24.623    71.48   -5.17  133423.31    13.83
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-03-04T04:07:47.872    71.55   -5.09  133744.89    13.83
A (OER)       E 2046-03-04T04:11:26.921    72.21   -4.33x 136774.40    13.83
F ring        E 2046-03-04T04:15:53.536    73.00   -3.41x 140461.00    13.83