Saturn_2047-08-08T21_13_30.0300_SAAO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:22:16 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2047-08-08T21:10:24.440
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          : 4068930352767080960
2Mass ID (if available) : 17502083-2226209
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 50m 20.81756s -22:26:21.05803s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.00
K magnitude             :  9.623
G magnitude             : 14.923
RP magnitude            : 13.524
BP magnitude            : 16.664
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.337
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -10.44
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  132.16
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   84.70
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.78
PA of pole (deg)        :    5.32
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   8.320
C/A sky separation (km) :  56346.7
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 2047-08-08T18:38:47.340    76.47  -32.86  140461.00    -5.73
A (OER)       I 2047-08-08T18:49:57.154    78.06  -35.22  136774.40    -5.27
Encke (OEG)   I 2047-08-08T18:59:56.873    79.19  -37.33  133744.89    -4.83
Encke (IEG)   I 2047-08-08T19:01:03.843    79.29  -37.56  133423.31    -4.78
A (IER)       I 2047-08-08T19:58:32.078    77.16  -49.56  122050.38    -1.69
 
Saturn        I 2047-08-08T20:41:37.739    69.61  -58.20   59337.24              53.25     58.38
Saturn        E 2047-08-08T21:38:19.905    58.05  -68.21   59151.63              61.60     65.93
 
A (IER)       E 2047-08-08T20:53:54.633 b  67.18  -60.55  122050.38     1.68
Encke (IEG)   E 2047-08-08T21:52:05.571    55.15  -70.15  133423.31     4.69
Encke (OEG)   E 2047-08-08T21:53:13.705    54.91  -70.29  133744.89     4.74
A (OER)       E 2047-08-08T22:03:24.322    52.77  -71.50  136774.40     5.17
F ring        E 2047-08-08T22:14:47.291    50.36  -72.58  140461.00     5.62