Saturn_2046-05-23T21_50_56.7000_SAAO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:22:00 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-05-23T21:53:00.290
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          : 4115097501622093696
2Mass ID (if available) : 17192327-2132055
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 19m 23.26842s -21:32:05.72311s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.08
K magnitude             :  8.342
G magnitude             : 14.422
RP magnitude            : 12.957
BP magnitude            : 17.352
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.067
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -18.67
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  161.67
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   29.83
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.50
PA of pole (deg)        :    4.59
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   8.647
C/A sky separation (km) :  56860.9
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 2046-05-23T20:57:05.879    49.82  -65.65  140461.00    -7.96
A (OER)       I 2046-05-23T21:05:22.134    51.57  -67.25  136774.40    -6.88
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-05-23T21:13:21.126    53.25  -68.77  133744.89    -5.76
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-05-23T21:14:17.671    53.45  -68.94  133423.31    -5.62
 
Saturn        I 2046-05-23T21:38:25.287    58.50  -73.19   59238.95              58.69     63.33
Saturn        E 2046-05-23T22:07:30.437    64.47  -77.15   59216.58              59.76     64.29
 
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-05-23T22:24:04.912    67.77  -78.35  133423.31     5.63
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-05-23T22:25:01.326    67.95  -78.39  133744.89     5.77
A (OER)       E 2046-05-23T22:32:58.982    69.48  -78.54  136774.40     6.90
F ring        E 2046-05-23T22:41:13.430    71.03  -78.42  140461.00     7.99