Saturn_2047-06-10T07_14_43.5000_SAAO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:22:12 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2047-06-10T07:10:42.960
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          : 4069682659190601728
2Mass ID (if available) : 18064326-2220240
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 18h 06m 43.26503s -22:20:24.03665s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.07
K magnitude             :  7.426
G magnitude             : 14.361
RP magnitude            : 12.820
BP magnitude            : 17.908
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.054
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -19.42
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  167.12
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   16.14
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.32
PA of pole (deg)        :    5.64
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   2.499
C/A sky separation (km) :  16411.6
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 2047-06-10T05:10:32.352    16.06   -5.27  140461.00   -19.29
A (OER)       I 2047-06-10T05:13:43.713    15.41   -4.65x 136774.40   -19.24
Encke (OEG)   I 2047-06-10T05:16:21.293    14.88   -4.14x 133744.89   -19.21
Encke (IEG)   I 2047-06-10T05:16:38.038    14.82   -4.09x 133423.31   -19.20
A (IER)       I 2047-06-10T05:26:32.738    12.82   -2.20x 122050.38   -19.04
B (OER)       I 2047-06-10T05:30:28.477    12.03   -1.45x 117571.16   -18.96
B (IER)       I 2047-06-10T05:53:19.301     7.49    2.81x  91984.69   -18.29
C (IER)       I 2047-06-10T06:09:37.803     4.30x   5.78x  74490.58   -17.37
 
Saturn        I 2047-06-10T06:20:37.979     2.17x   7.74x  60238.55               8.27     10.12
Saturn        E 2047-06-10T08:00:51.987   -15.75x  23.48x  60101.60              20.04     24.08
 
C (IER)       E 2047-06-10T07:59:23.028 b -15.51x  23.28x  74490.58    17.23
B (IER)       E 2047-06-10T08:15:50.310   -18.13x  25.40x  91984.69    18.11
B (OER)       E 2047-06-10T08:38:56.528   -21.61x  28.08x 117571.16    18.73
A (IER)       E 2047-06-10T08:42:55.295   -22.18x  28.51x 122050.38    18.79
Encke (IEG)   E 2047-06-10T08:52:58.132   -23.58x  29.52x 133423.31    18.93
Encke (OEG)   E 2047-06-10T08:53:15.116   -23.62x  29.55x 133744.89    18.94
A (OER)       E 2047-06-10T08:55:54.974   -23.98x  29.81x 136774.40    18.97
F ring        E 2047-06-10T08:59:09.170   -24.41x  30.11x 140461.00    19.00