Saturn_2047-06-28T05_30_33.8800_SAAO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:22:13 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2047-06-28T05:26:19.020
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          : 4069541436347630592
2Mass ID (if available) : 18010280-2222174
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 18h 01m 02.79355s -22:22:17.75700s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.09
K magnitude             :  7.519
G magnitude             : 13.500
RP magnitude            : 12.087
BP magnitude            : 16.064
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.034
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -20.04
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  174.31
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  116.34
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.48
PA of pole (deg)        :    5.54
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   1.634
C/A sky separation (km) :  10704.5
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 2047-06-28T03:37:33.590    19.46  -24.81  140461.00   -20.31
A (OER)       I 2047-06-28T03:40:35.206    18.84  -24.19  136774.40   -20.29
Encke (OEG)   I 2047-06-28T03:43:04.600    18.33  -23.68  133744.89   -20.27
Encke (IEG)   I 2047-06-28T03:43:20.466    18.27  -23.62  133423.31   -20.27
A (IER)       I 2047-06-28T03:52:42.699    16.36  -21.70  122050.38   -20.19
B (OER)       I 2047-06-28T03:56:24.792    15.61  -20.94  117571.16   -20.15
B (IER)       I 2047-06-28T04:17:43.352    11.31  -16.61   91984.69   -19.84
C (IER)       I 2047-06-28T04:32:33.049     8.36  -13.64   74490.58   -19.45
 
Saturn        I 2047-06-28T04:36:51.965     7.51  -12.77   60173.42             -14.85    -18.02
Saturn        E 2047-06-28T06:16:03.020   -10.97x   6.07x  60262.88              -3.41     -4.19
 
C (IER)       E 2047-06-28T06:28:00.748   -13.01x   8.19x  74490.58    19.27
B (IER)       E 2047-06-28T06:42:59.442   -15.49x  10.77x  91984.69    19.62
B (OER)       E 2047-06-28T07:04:34.631   -18.91x  14.36x 117571.16    19.86
A (IER)       E 2047-06-28T07:08:20.041   -19.48x  14.96x 122050.38    19.88
Encke (IEG)   E 2047-06-28T07:17:51.216   -20.90x  16.47x 133423.31    19.94
Encke (OEG)   E 2047-06-28T07:18:07.345   -20.94x  16.51x 133744.89    19.94
A (OER)       E 2047-06-28T07:20:39.253   -21.31x  16.91x 136774.40    19.95
F ring        E 2047-06-28T07:23:43.997   -21.75x  17.38x 140461.00    19.96