Saturn_2047-04-01T07_06_34.2700_SAAO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:22:07 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2047-04-01T07:13:59.700
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          : 4090521561319462912
2Mass ID (if available) : 18163273-2218070
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 18h 16m 32.73047s -22:18:07.34205s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.97
K magnitude             :  7.301
G magnitude             : 13.359
RP magnitude            : 11.895
BP magnitude            : 16.281
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.874
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :   5.94
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   97.00
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  160.66
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.06
PA of pole (deg)        :    5.82
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   6.445
C/A sky separation (km) :  46157.4
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 2047-04-01T01:16:41.426    48.67  -44.18  140461.00    -4.41
A (OER)       I 2047-04-01T01:30:49.098    51.66  -41.53  136774.40    -4.28
Encke (OEG)   I 2047-04-01T01:42:46.060    54.19  -39.23  133744.89    -4.17
Encke (IEG)   I 2047-04-01T01:44:03.358    54.46  -38.98  133423.31    -4.15
A (IER)       I 2047-04-01T02:32:47.602    64.59  -29.22  122050.38    -3.60
B (OER)       I 2047-04-01T02:54:20.458    68.90  -24.77  117571.16    -3.32
 
Saturn        I 2047-04-01T05:21:56.747    72.70    6.27x  59802.49             -35.60    -41.12
Saturn        E 2047-04-01T09:02:41.854    26.93   46.48x  59419.33             -52.17    -57.38
 
B (OER)       E 2047-04-01T08:40:08.271 b  31.65   43.41x 117571.16     3.37
A (IER)       E 2047-04-01T09:01:20.507 b  27.21   46.31x 122050.38     3.67
Encke (IEG)   E 2047-04-01T09:49:14.000    17.32   51.23x 133423.31     4.23
Encke (OEG)   E 2047-04-01T09:50:29.932    17.06   51.33x 133744.89     4.24
A (OER)       E 2047-04-01T10:02:14.271    14.68   52.09x 136774.40     4.36
F ring        E 2047-04-01T10:16:07.272    11.88   52.74x 140461.00     4.49