Saturn_2047-07-28T00_06_47.6900_SAAO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:22:15 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2047-07-28T00:02:10.770
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          : 4070420637736058752
2Mass ID (if available) : 17523899-2225031
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 52m 38.98511s -22:25:03.35890s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.95
K magnitude             :  9.662
G magnitude             : 14.835
RP magnitude            : 13.547
BP magnitude            : 16.725
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.206
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -14.53
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  144.05
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   80.26
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.71
PA of pole (deg)        :    5.37
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   7.709
C/A sky separation (km) :  51473.1
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 2047-07-27T22:03:05.848    63.17  -74.05  140461.00    -9.27
A (OER)       I 2047-07-27T22:09:53.089    61.77  -74.86  136774.40    -8.83
Encke (OEG)   I 2047-07-27T22:15:44.541    60.56  -75.47  133744.89    -8.41
Encke (IEG)   I 2047-07-27T22:16:22.885    60.43  -75.53  133423.31    -8.36
A (IER)       I 2047-07-27T22:42:18.120    54.99  -76.84  122050.38    -6.17
B (OER)       I 2047-07-27T22:55:53.905    52.12  -76.54  117571.16    -4.79
 
Saturn        I 2047-07-27T23:28:24.446    45.23  -73.39   59528.57              45.62     51.16
Saturn        E 2047-07-28T00:35:32.924    31.04  -61.59   59296.00              55.28     60.24
 
B (OER)       E 2047-07-28T00:17:31.523 b  34.83  -65.09  117571.16     4.73
A (IER)       E 2047-07-28T00:31:17.989 b  31.93  -62.43  122050.38     6.08
Encke (IEG)   E 2047-07-28T00:57:38.420    26.42  -57.15  133423.31     8.21
Encke (OEG)   E 2047-07-28T00:58:17.463    26.29  -57.01  133744.89     8.26
A (OER)       E 2047-07-28T01:04:15.495    25.05  -55.79  136774.40     8.66
F ring        E 2047-07-28T01:11:10.774    23.61  -54.37  140461.00     9.09