Saturn_2047-04-12T04_51_52.8200_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               : 2047-04-12T04:19:30.920
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          : 4090526857094420352
2Mass ID (if available) : 18170357-2217255
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 18h 17m 03.55217s -22:17:25.88742s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.19
K magnitude             :  9.252
G magnitude             : 14.933
RP magnitude            : 13.543
BP magnitude            : 17.171
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.697
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :   0.60
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  107.61
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   48.35
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.04
PA of pole (deg)        :    5.83
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   0.519
C/A sky separation (km) :   3652.8
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 2047-04-10T16:12:54.777   -35.00x   0.93x 140461.00    -1.85
A (OER)       I 2047-04-10T16:46:29.408   -33.33x  -6.11  136774.40    -1.81
Encke (OEG)   I 2047-04-10T17:14:47.437   -31.10x -12.09  133744.89    -1.76
Encke (IEG)   I 2047-04-10T17:17:50.274   -30.81x -12.73  133423.31    -1.76
A (IER)       I 2047-04-10T19:12:48.588   -15.61x -36.83  122050.38    -1.53
B (OER)       I 2047-04-10T20:03:20.633    -6.92x -46.87  117571.16    -1.42
B (IER)       I 2047-04-11T02:41:22.993    73.73  -28.94   91984.69    -0.88
C (IER)       I 2047-04-11T07:40:57.584    35.93   31.53x  74490.58    -1.14
 
Saturn        I 2047-04-11T09:24:03.106    14.54   45.79x  60204.60              12.35     15.04
Saturn        E 2047-04-15T04:51:42.809    68.06   -2.06x  59810.49             -35.29    -40.80
 
C (IER)       E 2047-04-14T05:21:19.650 b  62.88    4.21x  74490.58     0.23
B (IER)       E 2047-04-14T23:39:15.807 b  39.57  -63.23   91984.69     0.05
B (OER)       E 2047-04-15T10:59:28.653    -6.89x  47.61x 117571.16     0.82
A (IER)       E 2047-04-15T12:36:20.026   -22.64x  39.15x 122050.38     0.72
Encke (IEG)   E 2047-04-15T18:29:12.414   -19.39x -29.02  133423.31     0.45
Encke (OEG)   E 2047-04-15T18:41:06.568   -17.54x -31.52  133744.89     0.45
A (OER)       E 2047-04-15T20:24:53.565     0.73x -52.35  136774.40     0.54
F ring        E 2047-04-15T22:05:35.665    20.78  -66.66  140461.00     0.70