Saturn_2047-05-09T04_27_08.1800_SAAO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:22:10 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2047-05-09T04:21:52.220
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          : 4090691646387294848
2Mass ID (if available) : 18144604-2217451
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 18h 14m 46.05020s -22:17:45.39855s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.15
K magnitude             :  6.910
G magnitude             : 14.876
RP magnitude            : 13.197
BP magnitude            : 19.760
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.314
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -11.25
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  134.42
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   55.11
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.09
PA of pole (deg)        :    5.79
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   3.637
C/A sky separation (km) :  24568.5
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 2047-05-09T01:37:21.509    79.84  -45.99  140461.00   -11.07
A (OER)       I 2047-05-09T01:42:55.411    80.03  -44.82  136774.40   -11.01
Encke (OEG)   I 2047-05-09T01:47:31.078    80.07  -43.86  133744.89   -10.97
Encke (IEG)   I 2047-05-09T01:48:00.411    80.07  -43.76  133423.31   -10.96
A (IER)       I 2047-05-09T02:05:28.094    79.26  -40.08  122050.38   -10.74
B (OER)       I 2047-05-09T02:12:27.167    78.57  -38.61  117571.16   -10.63
B (IER)       I 2047-05-09T02:54:15.396    72.06  -29.77   91984.69    -9.65
C (IER)       I 2047-05-09T03:26:46.082 b  65.73  -22.92   74490.58    -8.13
 
Saturn        I 2047-05-09T03:03:10.042    70.39  -27.89   59974.72             -27.41    -32.37
Saturn        E 2047-05-09T05:41:20.163    37.47    4.46x  60164.92             -15.80    -19.14
 
C (IER)       E 2047-05-09T05:49:18.816    35.78    6.00x  74490.58     8.03
B (IER)       E 2047-05-09T06:22:22.302    28.83   12.21x  91984.69     9.45
B (OER)       E 2047-05-09T07:05:13.997    19.94   19.78x 117571.16    10.33
A (IER)       E 2047-05-09T07:12:25.667    18.46   20.98x 122050.38    10.42
Encke (IEG)   E 2047-05-09T07:30:27.114    14.79   23.90x 133423.31    10.60
Encke (OEG)   E 2047-05-09T07:30:57.438    14.69   23.98x 133744.89    10.61
A (OER)       E 2047-05-09T07:35:42.528    13.73   24.72x 136774.40    10.65
F ring        E 2047-05-09T07:41:28.119    12.57   25.61x 140461.00    10.69