Saturn_2046-03-17T00_40_45.6600_SAAO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:21:58 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-03-17T00:32:52.450
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          : 4120805792372372224
2Mass ID (if available) : 17271088-2142598
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 27m 10.88217s -21:42:59.89520s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.05
K magnitude             :  9.819
G magnitude             : 14.470
RP magnitude            : 13.277
BP magnitude            : 16.023
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.917
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :   7.71
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   93.57
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  160.41
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.54
PA of pole (deg)        :    4.78
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   8.169
C/A sky separation (km) :  58755.0
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 2046-03-16T22:07:47.964     7.38  -55.26  140461.00    -2.92
A (OER)       I 2046-03-16T22:31:02.059    12.02  -56.24  136774.40    -2.36
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-03-16T22:55:44.120    17.04  -56.32  133744.89    -1.72
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-03-16T22:58:55.380    17.69  -56.26  133423.31    -1.64
 
Saturn        I 2046-03-17T00:17:18.117    34.02  -49.97   59176.54             -61.58    -65.91
Saturn        E 2046-03-17T00:47:50.099    40.48  -45.63   59141.49             -63.37    -67.48
 
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-03-17T01:00:09.671    43.09  -43.68  133423.31     1.60
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-03-17T01:03:25.523    43.78  -43.15  133744.89     1.68
A (OER)       E 2046-03-17T01:28:50.262    49.17  -38.79  136774.40     2.28
F ring        E 2046-03-17T01:52:55.357    54.26  -34.39  140461.00     2.81