Saturn_2047-06-12T05_51_42.7300_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               : 2047-06-12T05:46:54.590
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          : 4069684823854270464
2Mass ID (if available) : 18060730-2220463
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 18h 06m 07.31161s -22:20:46.44088s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.04
K magnitude             :  8.168
G magnitude             : 13.740
RP magnitude            : 12.423
BP magnitude            : 15.761
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.047
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -19.63
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  169.11
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   42.83
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.34
PA of pole (deg)        :    5.63
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   7.887
C/A sky separation (km) :  51751.8
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 2047-06-12T04:57:59.600    16.89   -7.86  140461.00   -11.84
A (OER)       I 2047-06-12T05:03:19.571    15.81   -6.82  136774.40   -11.20
Encke (OEG)   I 2047-06-12T05:07:57.451    14.87   -5.92  133744.89   -10.60
Encke (IEG)   I 2047-06-12T05:08:27.883    14.76   -5.82  133423.31   -10.53
A (IER)       I 2047-06-12T05:29:34.300 b  10.52   -1.78x 122050.38    -7.29
B (OER)       I 2047-06-12T05:41:35.532 b   8.13    0.48x 117571.16    -5.09
 
Saturn        I 2047-06-12T05:22:16.105    11.98   -3.17x  59316.40             -55.77    -60.69
Saturn        E 2047-06-12T06:11:58.955     2.21x   6.04x  59534.90             -46.36    -51.87
 
B (OER)       E 2047-06-12T06:31:15.428    -1.45x   9.43x 117571.16     5.09
A (IER)       E 2047-06-12T06:43:18.184    -3.70x  11.49x 122050.38     7.27
Encke (IEG)   E 2047-06-12T07:04:31.985    -7.56x  14.99x 133423.31    10.45
Encke (OEG)   E 2047-06-12T07:05:02.675    -7.65x  15.07x 133744.89    10.51
A (OER)       E 2047-06-12T07:09:43.074    -8.49x  15.82x 136774.40    11.09
F ring        E 2047-06-12T07:15:06.311    -9.44x  16.67x 140461.00    11.71