Saturn_2048-06-29T05_30_37.2000_SAAO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:22:24 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2048-06-29T05:26:31.150
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          : 4078739645704475392
2Mass ID (if available) : 18532583-2218346
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 18h 53m 25.82167s -22:18:34.87945s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.27
K magnitude             :  8.785
G magnitude             : 13.282
RP magnitude            : 12.023
BP magnitude            : 15.029
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.024
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -20.04
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  175.12
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   38.07
B (ring opening deg)    :   25.16
PA of pole (deg)        :    6.39
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   0.132
C/A sky separation (km) :    864.2
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 2048-06-29T03:39:42.884    28.36  -24.39  140461.00   -22.12
A (OER)       I 2048-06-29T03:42:29.582    27.78  -23.82  136774.40   -22.11
Encke (OEG)   I 2048-06-29T03:44:46.598    27.30  -23.35  133744.89   -22.11
Encke (IEG)   I 2048-06-29T03:45:01.143    27.25  -23.30  133423.31   -22.11
A (IER)       I 2048-06-29T03:53:35.759    25.46  -21.54  122050.38   -22.09
B (OER)       I 2048-06-29T03:56:58.546    24.76  -20.85  117571.16   -22.09
B (IER)       I 2048-06-29T04:16:18.096    20.76  -16.92   91984.69   -22.05
C (IER)       I 2048-06-29T04:29:32.138    18.04  -14.26   74490.58   -22.02
 
Saturn        I 2048-06-29T04:36:23.562    16.64  -12.89   60226.95             -10.32    -12.61
Saturn        E 2048-06-29T06:16:50.634    -3.04x   6.22x  60214.22              11.84     14.43
 
C (IER)       E 2048-06-29T06:22:36.700    -4.10x   7.24x  74490.58    21.84
B (IER)       E 2048-06-29T06:35:58.021    -6.54x   9.57x  91984.69    21.83
B (OER)       E 2048-06-29T06:55:30.834   -10.02x  12.88x 117571.16    21.81
A (IER)       E 2048-06-29T06:58:56.256   -10.62x  13.45x 122050.38    21.80
Encke (IEG)   E 2048-06-29T07:07:37.976   -12.12x  14.86x 133423.31    21.79
Encke (OEG)   E 2048-06-29T07:07:52.731   -12.16x  14.90x 133744.89    21.79
A (OER)       E 2048-06-29T07:10:11.743   -12.56x  15.28x 136774.40    21.79
F ring        E 2048-06-29T07:13:00.925   -13.03x  15.72x 140461.00    21.79