Saturn_2046-03-23T09_58_10.0600_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               : 2046-03-23T10:15:39.740
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          : 4117826352042608384
2Mass ID (if available) : 17274474-2142458
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 27m 44.73435s -21:42:46.33481s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.10
K magnitude             :  6.335
G magnitude             : 12.282
RP magnitude            : 10.813
BP magnitude            : 15.242
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.811
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :   4.53
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   99.78
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   66.50
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.52
PA of pole (deg)        :    4.80
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   2.113
C/A sky separation (km) :  15032.3
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 2046-03-23T01:21:55.638    52.58  -41.37  140461.00    -4.44
A (OER)       I 2046-03-23T01:35:47.418    55.50  -38.84  136774.40    -4.42
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-03-23T01:47:14.115    57.90  -36.69  133744.89    -4.40
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-03-23T01:48:27.172    58.15  -36.46  133423.31    -4.40
A (IER)       I 2046-03-23T02:31:50.983    67.01  -27.95  122050.38    -4.34
B (OER)       I 2046-03-23T02:49:06.948    70.34  -24.46  117571.16    -4.31
B (IER)       I 2046-03-23T04:29:36.600    78.07   -3.46x  91984.69    -4.17
C (IER)       I 2046-03-23T05:40:31.573    66.09   11.48x  74490.58    -4.04
 
Saturn        I 2046-03-23T06:35:32.240    54.75   22.82x  60256.71              -5.06     -6.21
Saturn        E 2046-03-23T13:43:08.066   -26.61x  35.92x  60091.42             -20.48    -24.59
 
C (IER)       E 2046-03-23T13:35:50.161 b -25.67x  37.26x  74490.58     4.42
B (IER)       E 2046-03-23T14:40:17.513   -32.60x  24.86x  91984.69     4.60
B (OER)       E 2046-03-23T16:11:57.500   -35.99x   5.90x 117571.16     4.68
A (IER)       E 2046-03-23T16:27:54.650   -35.69x   2.53x 122050.38     4.68
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-03-23T17:08:27.470   -33.74x  -6.05  133423.31     4.67
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-03-23T17:09:36.380   -33.66x  -6.30  133744.89     4.67
A (OER)       E 2046-03-23T17:20:26.051   -32.86x  -8.58  136774.40     4.66
F ring        E 2046-03-23T17:33:37.972   -31.74x -11.37  140461.00     4.65