Saturn_2046-03-26T05_22_20.3600_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               : 2046-03-26T05:33:49.590
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          : 4117826218935136512
2Mass ID (if available) : 17275414-2142370
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 27m 54.12477s -21:42:37.09412s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.81
K magnitude             :  6.879
G magnitude             : 14.842
RP magnitude            : 13.079
BP magnitude            : 19.471
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.765
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :   3.15
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  102.53
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   26.32
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 (")  :   0.113
C/A sky separation (km) :    799.2
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 2046-03-25T17:35:43.900   -30.81x -12.36  140461.00    -3.87
A (OER)       I 2046-03-25T17:51:40.058   -29.14x -15.71  136774.40    -3.84
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-03-25T18:04:50.259   -27.61x -18.47  133744.89    -3.82
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-03-25T18:06:14.386   -27.45x -18.76  133423.31    -3.82
A (IER)       I 2046-03-25T18:56:23.556   -20.59x -29.08  122050.38    -3.74
B (OER)       I 2046-03-25T19:16:28.720   -17.47x -33.10  117571.16    -3.70
B (IER)       I 2046-03-25T21:15:41.657     3.96x -53.67   91984.69    -3.45
C (IER)       I 2046-03-25T22:42:26.544    21.43  -59.96   74490.58    -3.27
 
Saturn        I 2046-03-25T23:43:13.948    34.15  -56.74   60243.90               7.42      9.08
Saturn        E 2046-03-26T11:12:26.614    -4.35x  54.69x  60209.69             -11.59    -14.13
 
C (IER)       E 2046-03-26T11:52:56.963   -11.62x  51.57x  74490.58     3.47
B (IER)       E 2046-03-26T13:16:12.245   -24.61x  39.74x  91984.69     3.52
B (OER)       E 2046-03-26T15:17:17.835   -35.47x  16.46x 117571.16     3.50
A (IER)       E 2046-03-26T15:38:39.027   -35.98x  12.05x 122050.38     3.49
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-03-26T16:33:21.912   -35.07x   0.55x 133423.31     3.44
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-03-26T16:34:55.510   -35.00x   0.22x 133744.89     3.43
A (OER)       E 2046-03-26T16:49:39.743   -34.20x  -2.89x 136774.40     3.42
F ring        E 2046-03-26T17:07:42.215   -32.94x  -6.71  140461.00     3.39