Saturn_2047-06-30T16_21_35.1500_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               : 2047-06-30T16:26:23.450
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          : 4069543605322220800
2Mass ID (if available) : 18001627-2222366
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 18h 00m 16.28974s -22:22:36.63136s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.08
K magnitude             :  9.329
G magnitude             : 14.762
RP magnitude            : 13.609
BP magnitude            : 16.143
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.039
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -19.88
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  171.82
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   82.86
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.51
PA of pole (deg)        :    5.52
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   5.766
C/A sky separation (km) :  37798.5
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 2047-06-30T15:08:40.951     0.65x   5.38x 140461.00   -16.55
A (OER)       I 2047-06-30T15:12:25.289     1.37x   4.71x 136774.40   -16.32
Encke (OEG)   I 2047-06-30T15:15:32.153     1.96x   4.14x 133744.89   -16.11
Encke (IEG)   I 2047-06-30T15:15:52.133     2.03x   4.08x 133423.31   -16.08
A (IER)       I 2047-06-30T15:28:00.350     4.37x   1.85x 122050.38   -15.11
B (OER)       I 2047-06-30T15:33:01.661     5.35    0.92x 117571.16   -14.62
B (IER)       I 2047-06-30T16:07:54.085 b  12.25   -5.70   91984.69    -9.17
 
Saturn        I 2047-06-30T15:47:41.893     8.23   -1.83x  59666.76             -40.50    -46.12
Saturn        E 2047-06-30T17:05:15.524    23.97  -17.07   59947.07             -28.22    -33.26
 
B (IER)       E 2047-06-30T17:14:45.294    25.94  -18.99   91984.69     9.26
B (OER)       E 2047-06-30T17:49:14.704    33.16  -26.07  117571.16    14.80
A (IER)       E 2047-06-30T17:54:12.205    34.21  -27.10  122050.38    15.30
Encke (IEG)   E 2047-06-30T18:06:10.412    36.73  -29.58  133423.31    16.32
Encke (OEG)   E 2047-06-30T18:06:30.101    36.80  -29.65  133744.89    16.35
A (OER)       E 2047-06-30T18:09:34.195    37.45  -30.29  136774.40    16.56
F ring        E 2047-06-30T18:13:15.101    38.23  -31.06  140461.00    16.81