Saturn_2046-05-25T21_34_57.1500_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               : 2046-05-25T21:37:20.630
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          : 4115099533179705856
2Mass ID (if available) : 17184802-2131413
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 18m 48.01103s -21:31:41.66461s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.98
K magnitude             :  6.494
G magnitude             : 12.668
RP magnitude            : 11.252
BP magnitude            : 15.278
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.057
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -18.99
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  163.71
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   54.66
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.51
PA of pole (deg)        :    4.58
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   0.152
C/A sky separation (km) :    998.8
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 2046-05-25T19:35:45.657    34.37  -49.02  140461.00   -19.17
A (OER)       I 2046-05-25T19:38:57.970    35.05  -49.70  136774.40   -19.17
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-05-25T19:41:35.970    35.60  -50.25  133744.89   -19.18
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-05-25T19:41:52.739    35.66  -50.31  133423.31   -19.18
A (IER)       I 2046-05-25T19:51:45.575    37.75  -52.39  122050.38   -19.19
B (OER)       I 2046-05-25T19:55:38.941    38.58  -53.21  117571.16   -19.20
B (IER)       I 2046-05-25T20:17:50.773    43.28  -57.84   91984.69   -19.23
C (IER)       I 2046-05-25T20:33:00.336    46.50  -60.96   74490.58   -19.24
 
Saturn        I 2046-05-25T20:45:16.917    49.10  -63.45   60267.99              -0.13     -0.16
Saturn        E 2046-05-25T22:29:15.680    70.37  -78.86   60266.63               1.76      2.17
 
C (IER)       E 2046-05-25T22:41:21.266    72.57  -78.77   74490.58    19.37
B (IER)       E 2046-05-25T22:56:24.257    75.09  -77.81   91984.69    19.38
B (OER)       E 2046-05-25T23:18:24.071    78.00  -75.10  117571.16    19.39
A (IER)       E 2046-05-25T23:22:15.045    78.38  -74.51  122050.38    19.39
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-05-25T23:32:01.426    79.07  -72.93  133423.31    19.40
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-05-25T23:32:18.005    79.09  -72.88  133744.89    19.40
A (OER)       E 2046-05-25T23:34:54.190    79.20  -72.44  136774.40    19.40
F ring        E 2046-05-25T23:38:04.244    79.30  -71.88  140461.00    19.40