Saturn_2046-06-17T17_37_16.8700_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               : 2046-06-17T17:41:35.780
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          : 4115631417595355264
2Mass ID (if available) : 17113953-2125255
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 11m 39.55416s -21:25:25.86012s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.18
K magnitude             :  8.499
G magnitude             : 11.728
RP magnitude            : 10.810
BP magnitude            : 12.602
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.026
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -19.93
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  172.53
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :    5.49
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.54
PA of pole (deg)        :    4.40
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   8.057
C/A sky separation (km) :  52741.8
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 2046-06-17T16:42:07.831    18.45  -13.09  140461.00   -10.85
A (OER)       I 2046-06-17T16:47:59.395    19.65  -14.26  136774.40   -10.11
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-06-17T16:53:09.492    20.72  -15.29  133744.89    -9.42
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-06-17T16:53:43.787    20.84  -15.41  133423.31    -9.34
A (IER)       I 2046-06-17T17:19:39.590 b  26.23  -20.66  122050.38    -5.09
 
Saturn        I 2046-06-17T17:18:59.531    26.09  -20.52   59352.58             -53.49    -58.60
Saturn        E 2046-06-17T18:04:13.897    35.61  -29.85   59392.10             -51.80    -57.03
 
A (IER)       E 2046-06-17T18:11:05.478    37.06  -31.28  122050.38     5.12
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-06-17T18:36:49.903    42.52  -36.67  133423.31     9.42
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-06-17T18:37:23.884    42.64  -36.79  133744.89     9.50
A (OER)       E 2046-06-17T18:42:31.003    43.72  -37.86  136774.40    10.22
F ring        E 2046-06-17T18:48:18.909    44.95  -39.08  140461.00    10.97