Saturn_2047-04-03T08_25_51.8500_SAAO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:22:08 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2047-04-03T08:42:24.410
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          : 4090527406850443648
2Mass ID (if available) : 18164240-2217517
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 18h 16m 42.38996s -22:17:52.23095s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.16
K magnitude             :  8.076
G magnitude             : 14.391
RP magnitude            : 12.778
BP magnitude            : 17.689
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.840
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :   4.91
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   98.99
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  173.23
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.05
PA of pole (deg)        :    5.82
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   0.213
C/A sky separation (km) :   1517.7
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 2047-04-03T00:53:43.956    45.43  -48.75  140461.00    -5.00
A (OER)       I 2047-04-03T01:06:02.566    48.04  -46.55  136774.40    -4.98
Encke (OEG)   I 2047-04-03T01:16:11.339    50.19  -44.68  133744.89    -4.97
Encke (IEG)   I 2047-04-03T01:17:16.051    50.42  -44.47  133423.31    -4.97
A (IER)       I 2047-04-03T01:55:35.124    58.49  -37.07  122050.38    -4.93
B (OER)       I 2047-04-03T02:10:45.570    61.65  -34.03  117571.16    -4.91
B (IER)       I 2047-04-03T03:38:00.970    77.73  -15.91   91984.69    -4.87
C (IER)       I 2047-04-03T04:37:51.612    78.35   -3.27x  74490.58    -4.88
 
Saturn        I 2047-04-03T05:07:27.434    73.91    2.95x  60216.57              11.10     13.55
Saturn        E 2047-04-03T12:06:52.005   -10.52x  47.09x  60235.76              -8.77    -10.73
 
C (IER)       E 2047-04-03T12:39:42.097   -16.03x  42.82x  74490.58     5.42
B (IER)       E 2047-04-03T13:33:17.408   -24.03x  34.21x  91984.69     5.45
B (OER)       E 2047-04-03T14:51:23.591   -32.46x  19.48x 117571.16     5.46
A (IER)       E 2047-04-03T15:05:04.538   -33.43x  16.74x 122050.38     5.45
Encke (IEG)   E 2047-04-03T15:39:52.790   -35.08x   9.64x 133423.31     5.44
Encke (OEG)   E 2047-04-03T15:40:51.942   -35.11x   9.43x 133744.89     5.44
A (OER)       E 2047-04-03T15:50:09.545   -35.34x   7.51x 136774.40     5.43
F ring        E 2047-04-03T16:01:29.007   -35.49x   5.15x 140461.00     5.42