Saturn_2047-03-21T22_19_02.5400_SAAO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:22:06 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2047-03-21T22:10:31.310
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          : 4090687901106088320
2Mass ID (if available) : 18151658-2218501
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 18h 15m 16.58002s -22:18:50.21276s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.09
K magnitude             :  8.799
G magnitude             : 14.154
RP magnitude            : 12.763
BP magnitude            : 16.313
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 10.047
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  11.13
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   87.03
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   36.67
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.10
PA of pole (deg)        :    5.80
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   2.528
C/A sky separation (km) :  18421.4
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 2047-03-21T19:14:05.501   -26.51x -31.35  140461.00   -11.46
A (OER)       I 2047-03-21T19:19:27.598   -25.84x -32.40  136774.40   -11.43
Encke (OEG)   I 2047-03-21T19:23:53.104   -25.27x -33.26  133744.89   -11.39
Encke (IEG)   I 2047-03-21T19:24:21.332   -25.21x -33.35  133423.31   -11.39
A (IER)       I 2047-03-21T19:41:05.901   -22.96x -36.55  122050.38   -11.25
B (OER)       I 2047-03-21T19:47:45.318   -22.02x -37.80  117571.16   -11.18
B (IER)       I 2047-03-21T20:26:46.393   -16.06x -44.73   91984.69   -10.62
C (IER)       I 2047-03-21T20:55:08.436 b -11.32x -49.23   74490.58    -9.87
 
Saturn        I 2047-03-21T20:46:10.126   -12.85x -47.87   60062.51              22.63     27.04
Saturn        E 2047-03-21T23:36:28.075    19.63  -55.94   60231.80               9.27     11.34
 
C (IER)       E 2047-03-21T23:55:07.997    23.48  -54.10   74490.58     9.54
B (IER)       E 2047-03-22T00:24:37.866    29.62  -50.37   91984.69    10.16
B (OER)       E 2047-03-22T01:05:42.809    38.28  -43.92  117571.16    10.55
A (IER)       E 2047-03-22T01:12:46.661    39.77  -42.70  122050.38    10.59
Encke (IEG)   E 2047-03-22T01:30:36.704    43.55  -39.52  133423.31    10.67
Encke (OEG)   E 2047-03-22T01:31:06.853    43.66  -39.43  133744.89    10.67
A (OER)       E 2047-03-22T01:35:50.637    44.66  -38.56  136774.40    10.68
F ring        E 2047-03-22T01:41:35.417    45.88  -37.49  140461.00    10.70