Saturn_2046-06-24T20_52_06.0100_SAAO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:22:02 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-06-24T20:52:48.360
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          : 4115644920969040128
2Mass ID (if available) : 17092779-2123160
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 09m 27.71647s -21:23:16.87603s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.05
K magnitude             :  8.899
G magnitude             : 11.510
RP magnitude            : 10.717
BP magnitude            : 12.183
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.048
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -19.23
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  165.29
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   88.24
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.54
PA of pole (deg)        :    4.35
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   8.095
C/A sky separation (km) :  53122.4
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 2046-06-24T19:45:40.754    63.17  -50.88  140461.00   -10.40
A (OER)       I 2046-06-24T19:51:48.088    64.40  -52.17  136774.40    -9.66
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-06-24T19:57:13.555    65.49  -53.32  133744.89    -8.95
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-06-24T19:57:49.653    65.61  -53.45  133423.31    -8.87
A (IER)       I 2046-06-24T20:25:57.706    71.02  -59.36  122050.38    -4.41
 
Saturn        I 2046-06-24T20:30:14.790    71.80  -60.26   59375.25              52.49     57.68
Saturn        E 2046-06-24T21:15:17.822    78.29  -69.49   59342.90              53.89     58.97
 
A (IER)       E 2046-06-24T21:13:00.951 b  78.08  -69.03  122050.38     4.41
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-06-24T21:41:09.057    79.18  -74.43  133423.31     8.87
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-06-24T21:41:45.137    79.17  -74.54  133744.89     8.95
A (OER)       E 2046-06-24T21:47:10.403    78.96  -75.50  136774.40     9.67
F ring        E 2046-06-24T21:53:17.444    78.57  -76.55  140461.00    10.41