Saturn_2046-05-23T22_30_32.5800_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               : 2046-05-23T22:31:58.890
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          : 4115097505955028864
2Mass ID (if available) : 17192277-2132074
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 19m 22.77329s -21:32:07.92111s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.02
K magnitude             :  9.114
G magnitude             : 14.596
RP magnitude            : 13.281
BP magnitude            : 16.610
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.066
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -18.68
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  161.70
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   30.10
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.51
PA of pole (deg)        :    4.59
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   6.026
C/A sky separation (km) :  39622.4
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 2046-05-23T20:53:50.671    49.13  -65.01  140461.00   -14.66
A (OER)       I 2046-05-23T20:58:04.415    50.02  -65.84  136774.40   -14.39
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-05-23T21:01:36.624    50.77  -66.53  133744.89   -14.15
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-05-23T21:01:59.364    50.85  -66.60  133423.31   -14.13
A (IER)       I 2046-05-23T21:15:56.334    53.80  -69.25  122050.38   -13.00
B (OER)       I 2046-05-23T21:21:48.658    55.03  -70.33  117571.16   -12.42
B (IER)       I 2046-05-23T22:08:30.952 b  64.68  -77.25   91984.69    -4.91
 
Saturn        I 2046-05-23T21:52:44.804    61.47  -75.37   59785.15              35.54     41.06
Saturn        E 2046-05-23T23:11:06.762    76.04  -75.81   59745.96              37.21     42.78
 
B (IER)       E 2046-05-23T22:50:27.025 b  72.69  -77.94   91984.69     4.91
B (OER)       E 2046-05-23T23:37:03.115    78.88  -71.79  117571.16    12.47
A (IER)       E 2046-05-23T23:42:53.870    79.19  -70.76  122050.38    13.06
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-05-23T23:56:46.540    79.32  -68.20  133423.31    14.21
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-05-23T23:57:09.152    79.31  -68.13  133744.89    14.24
A (OER)       E 2046-05-24T00:00:40.142    79.19  -67.46  136774.40    14.48
F ring        E 2046-05-24T00:04:52.365    78.98  -66.65  140461.00    14.75