Saturn_2046-03-29T19_32_18.8100_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               : 2046-03-29T18:07:14.470
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          : 4117825497411079808
2Mass ID (if available) : 17280113-2142192
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 28m 01.12314s -21:42:19.47588s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.98
K magnitude             :  9.850
G magnitude             : 14.538
RP magnitude            : 13.336
BP magnitude            : 16.097
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.708
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :   1.40
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  106.05
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   22.80
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.51
PA of pole (deg)        :    4.80
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   4.078
C/A sky separation (km) :  28714.7
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 2046-03-29T04:41:42.596    72.83   -1.78x 140461.00    -1.55
A (OER)       I 2046-03-29T05:20:40.016    65.39    6.42x 136774.40    -1.60
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-03-29T05:51:49.449    59.01   12.90x 133744.89    -1.64
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-03-29T05:55:05.220    58.33   13.57x 133423.31    -1.64
A (IER)       I 2046-03-29T07:45:33.739    34.99   35.14x 122050.38    -1.78
B (OER)       I 2046-03-29T08:26:53.401    26.31   42.12x 117571.16    -1.83
B (IER)       I 2046-03-29T12:14:47.272 b -17.23x  47.92x  91984.69    -1.83
C (IER)       I 2046-03-29T15:10:39.887 b -35.64x  16.97x  74490.58    -1.42
 
Saturn        I 2046-03-29T10:24:03.218     2.61x  54.03x  59683.50              39.80     45.42
Saturn        E 2046-03-30T08:08:29.628    29.34   38.89x  60247.96               6.76      8.29
 
C (IER)       E 2046-03-30T11:59:19.874   -15.35x  49.35x  74490.58     1.22
B (IER)       E 2046-03-30T15:28:59.129   -36.04x  12.93x  91984.69     1.47
B (OER)       E 2046-03-30T20:54:36.798     3.65x -52.45  117571.16     1.04
A (IER)       E 2046-03-30T22:12:26.932    19.27  -61.12  122050.38     0.88
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-03-31T02:47:27.482    75.47  -26.08  133423.31     0.58
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-03-31T02:56:37.935    76.80  -24.18  133744.89     0.58
A (OER)       E 2046-03-31T04:21:02.702    74.99   -6.43  136774.40     0.62
F ring        E 2046-03-31T05:52:50.551    57.17   12.79x 140461.00     0.73