Saturn_2046-04-10T10_08_39.9900_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               : 2046-04-10T09:41:55.840
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          : 4117826558200996608
2Mass ID (if available) : 17274615-2141173
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 27m 46.15453s -21:41:18.60273s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.85
K magnitude             :  9.610
G magnitude             : 12.077
RP magnitude            : 11.288
BP magnitude            : 12.753
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.527
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  -4.23
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  117.55
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  161.79
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.50
PA of pole (deg)        :    4.80
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   4.217
C/A sky separation (km) :  29141.9
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 2046-04-10T01:26:22.220    68.02  -44.09  140461.00    -4.07
A (OER)       I 2046-04-10T01:41:29.218    70.90  -41.10  136774.40    -4.06
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-04-10T01:53:57.152    73.15  -38.60  133744.89    -4.04
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-04-10T01:55:16.708    73.38  -38.33  133423.31    -4.04
A (IER)       I 2046-04-10T02:42:38.387    79.26  -28.57  122050.38    -3.95
B (OER)       I 2046-04-10T03:01:38.060    79.35  -24.59  117571.16    -3.90
B (IER)       I 2046-04-10T04:58:03.722    60.32   -0.06x  91984.69    -3.34
C (IER)       I 2046-04-10T06:39:28.237 b  38.93   20.43x  74490.58    -2.31
 
Saturn        I 2046-04-10T06:18:59.036    43.28   16.43x  60079.04             -21.25    -25.47
Saturn        E 2046-04-10T13:18:21.290   -31.66x  34.41x  59900.02             -30.46    -35.69
 
C (IER)       E 2046-04-10T11:28:24.143 b -17.41x  47.92x  74490.58     2.05
B (IER)       E 2046-04-10T13:26:12.533   -32.35x  33.11x  91984.69     2.80
B (OER)       E 2046-04-10T15:47:13.703   -34.42x   6.19x 117571.16     3.21
A (IER)       E 2046-04-10T16:10:17.508   -32.83x   1.42x 122050.38     3.26
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-04-10T17:07:15.602   -26.97x -10.55  133423.31     3.39
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-04-10T17:08:50.363   -26.77x -10.88  133744.89     3.40
A (OER)       E 2046-04-10T17:23:38.163   -24.85x -14.02  136774.40     3.43
F ring        E 2046-04-10T17:41:26.654   -22.37x -17.79  140461.00     3.47