Saturn_2047-09-22T21_03_17.6000_SAAO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:22:18 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2047-09-22T21:11:51.150
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          : 4068924713406728704
2Mass ID (if available) : 17495721-2233413
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 49m 57.18756s -22:33:41.36248s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.04
K magnitude             :  9.946
G magnitude             : 14.982
RP magnitude            : 13.699
BP magnitude            : 16.684
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 10.021
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  10.35
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   88.55
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   46.53
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.91
PA of pole (deg)        :    5.32
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   0.229
C/A sky separation (km) :   1663.5
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 2047-09-22T17:18:37.260    74.45  -10.48  140461.00    -9.89
A (OER)       I 2047-09-22T17:24:49.934    73.34  -11.79  136774.40    -9.89
Encke (OEG)   I 2047-09-22T17:29:56.060    72.41  -12.86  133744.89    -9.90
Encke (IEG)   I 2047-09-22T17:30:28.548    72.31  -12.97  133423.31    -9.90
A (IER)       I 2047-09-22T17:49:36.617    68.63  -16.96  122050.38    -9.91
B (OER)       I 2047-09-22T17:57:08.267    67.13  -18.52  117571.16    -9.92
B (IER)       I 2047-09-22T18:40:01.767    58.30  -27.26   91984.69    -9.97
C (IER)       I 2047-09-22T19:09:14.299    52.15  -33.01   74490.58   -10.00
 
Saturn        I 2047-09-22T19:32:46.685    47.16  -37.47   60267.57              -0.98     -1.20
Saturn        E 2047-09-22T22:49:05.696     6.57  -57.51   60266.14              -2.02     -2.48
 
C (IER)       E 2047-09-22T23:11:27.181     2.24x -56.33   74490.58    10.46
B (IER)       E 2047-09-22T23:39:15.052    -3.00x -53.84   91984.69    10.52
B (OER)       E 2047-09-23T00:19:37.792   -10.25x -48.60  117571.16    10.60
A (IER)       E 2047-09-23T00:26:40.041   -11.47x -47.54  122050.38    10.61
Encke (IEG)   E 2047-09-23T00:44:29.798   -14.46x -44.68  133423.31    10.65
Encke (OEG)   E 2047-09-23T00:44:59.998   -14.54x -44.60  133744.89    10.65
A (OER)       E 2047-09-23T00:49:44.383   -15.32x -43.80  136774.40    10.66
F ring        E 2047-09-23T00:55:30.146   -16.25x -42.82  140461.00    10.67