Saturn_2046-06-13T23_37_44.2900_SAAO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:22:01 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-06-13T23:36:16.060
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          : 4115816792713438208
2Mass ID (if available) : 17125051-2126196
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 12m 50.50342s -21:26:19.72788s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.94
K magnitude             :  7.641
G magnitude             : 12.649
RP magnitude            : 11.303
BP magnitude            : 14.767
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.021
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -20.12
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  176.22
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   56.79
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.53
PA of pole (deg)        :    4.43
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   0.344
C/A sky separation (km) :   2252.6
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 2046-06-13T21:42:10.741    75.98  -74.96  140461.00   -20.50
A (OER)       I 2046-06-13T21:45:10.533    76.40  -75.48  136774.40   -20.50
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-06-13T21:47:38.280    76.73  -75.91  133744.89   -20.50
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-06-13T21:47:53.963    76.77  -75.95  133423.31   -20.50
A (IER)       I 2046-06-13T21:57:08.632    77.86  -77.45  122050.38   -20.50
B (OER)       I 2046-06-13T22:00:47.103    78.22  -78.00  117571.17   -20.50
B (IER)       I 2046-06-13T22:21:35.420    79.28  -80.43   91984.69   -20.49
C (IER)       I 2046-06-13T22:35:49.614    78.89  -81.05   74490.58   -20.47
 
Saturn        I 2046-06-13T22:47:19.522    77.96  -80.76   60267.34               1.22      1.50
Saturn        E 2046-06-14T00:25:16.202    60.69  -64.51   60265.16               2.54      3.12
 
C (IER)       E 2046-06-14T00:36:37.514    58.34  -62.16   74490.58    20.40
B (IER)       E 2046-06-14T00:50:54.836    55.35  -59.19   91984.69    20.41
B (OER)       E 2046-06-14T01:11:48.870    50.95  -54.79  117571.16    20.40
A (IER)       E 2046-06-14T01:15:28.479    50.18  -54.02  122050.38    20.39
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-06-14T01:24:46.219    48.21  -52.06  133423.31    20.39
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-06-14T01:25:01.992    48.16  -52.00  133744.89    20.39
A (OER)       E 2046-06-14T01:27:30.603    47.63  -51.48  136774.40    20.38
F ring        E 2046-06-14T01:30:31.469    46.99  -50.84  140461.00    20.38