Saturn_2047-07-30T17_12_54.2400_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               : 2047-07-30T17:17:16.180
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          : 4070419843056128000
2Mass ID (if available) : 17520338-2225285
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 52m 03.36878s -22:25:28.88450s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.90
K magnitude             :  9.669
G magnitude             : 13.235
RP magnitude            : 12.230
BP magnitude            : 14.266
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.234
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -13.67
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  141.32
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   41.15
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.73
PA of pole (deg)        :    5.36
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   0.760
C/A sky separation (km) :   5086.9
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 2047-07-30T14:38:11.493    19.67   14.36x 140461.00   -14.25
A (OER)       I 2047-07-30T14:42:30.094    20.56   13.59x 136774.40   -14.26
Encke (OEG)   I 2047-07-30T14:46:02.554    21.29   12.96x 133744.89   -14.26
Encke (IEG)   I 2047-07-30T14:46:25.103    21.37   12.89x 133423.31   -14.26
A (IER)       I 2047-07-30T14:59:42.331    24.11   10.48x 122050.38   -14.27
B (OER)       I 2047-07-30T15:04:56.200    25.20    9.52x 117571.16   -14.27
B (IER)       I 2047-07-30T15:34:48.774    31.44    3.88x  91984.69   -14.27
C (IER)       I 2047-07-30T15:55:15.906    35.75   -0.10x  74490.58   -14.24
 
Saturn        I 2047-07-30T16:05:32.021    37.91   -2.12x  60211.56             -11.28    -13.76
Saturn        E 2047-07-30T18:28:45.109    67.91  -31.67   60265.18               2.51      3.08
 
C (IER)       E 2047-07-30T18:44:56.851    71.06  -35.09   74490.58    14.34
B (IER)       E 2047-07-30T19:05:14.193    74.74  -39.38   91984.69    14.39
B (OER)       E 2047-07-30T19:34:49.219    78.95  -45.62  117571.16    14.43
A (IER)       E 2047-07-30T19:39:59.636    79.44  -46.71  122050.38    14.43
Encke (IEG)   E 2047-07-30T19:53:07.613    80.17  -49.46  133423.31    14.43
Encke (OEG)   E 2047-07-30T19:53:29.891    80.18  -49.53  133744.89    14.43
A (OER)       E 2047-07-30T19:56:59.767    80.22  -50.26  136774.40    14.43
F ring        E 2047-07-30T20:01:15.160    80.20  -51.15  140461.00    14.44