Saturn_2047-08-16T18_33_33.0100_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               : 2047-08-16T18:34:43.550
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          : 4068976978949729664
2Mass ID (if available) : 17491681-2227245
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 49m 16.79412s -22:27:24.74355s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.00
K magnitude             :  9.145
G magnitude             : 14.983
RP magnitude            : 13.574
BP magnitude            : 17.565
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.440
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  -7.28
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  124.34
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  177.27
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.82
PA of pole (deg)        :    5.30
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   3.837
C/A sky separation (km) :  26267.8
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 2047-08-16T13:31:37.858    20.32   28.62x 140461.00    -7.30
A (OER)       I 2047-08-16T13:40:03.701    22.05   27.27x 136774.40    -7.27
Encke (OEG)   I 2047-08-16T13:47:00.900    23.49   26.12x 133744.89    -7.25
Encke (IEG)   I 2047-08-16T13:47:45.272    23.64   26.00x 133423.31    -7.25
A (IER)       I 2047-08-16T14:14:07.367    29.13   21.47x 122050.38    -7.12
B (OER)       I 2047-08-16T14:24:38.800    31.34   19.59x 117571.16    -7.06
B (IER)       I 2047-08-16T15:27:24.119    44.60    7.70x  91984.69    -6.44
C (IER)       I 2047-08-16T16:16:02.785    54.90   -2.07x  74490.58    -5.43
 
Saturn        I 2047-08-16T16:36:45.060    59.24   -6.33   60182.81              13.85     16.84
Saturn        E 2047-08-16T20:32:21.120    64.98  -55.22   59866.14              31.47     36.78
 
C (IER)       E 2047-08-16T19:43:53.555 b  74.30  -45.57   74490.58     5.36
B (IER)       E 2047-08-16T20:33:16.088    64.79  -55.40   91984.69     6.34
B (OER)       E 2047-08-16T21:37:12.131    51.44  -66.31  117571.16     6.91
A (IER)       E 2047-08-16T21:47:57.454    49.16  -67.74  122050.38     6.97
Encke (IEG)   E 2047-08-16T22:14:57.054    43.43  -70.40  133423.31     7.07
Encke (OEG)   E 2047-08-16T22:15:42.534    43.27  -70.45  133744.89     7.07
A (OER)       E 2047-08-16T22:22:50.303    41.76  -70.86  136774.40     7.09
F ring        E 2047-08-16T22:31:29.326    39.93  -71.19  140461.00     7.11