Saturn_2048-07-01T02_30_06.1100_SAAO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:22:25 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2048-07-01T02:26:24.670
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          : 4078734521786991872
2Mass ID (if available) : 18525030-2219374
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 18h 52m 50.28685s -22:19:37.73104s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.91
K magnitude             :  8.489
G magnitude             : 11.856
RP magnitude            : 10.913
BP magnitude            : 12.782
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.021
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -20.11
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  177.02
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   64.73
B (ring opening deg)    :   25.19
PA of pole (deg)        :    6.38
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   8.035
C/A sky separation (km) :  52569.8
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 2048-07-01T01:57:23.624    48.19  -45.86  140461.00   -13.34
A (OER)       I 2048-07-01T02:02:07.123    47.18  -44.86  136774.40   -12.66
Encke (OEG)   I 2048-07-01T02:06:12.516 b  46.32  -43.99  133744.89   -12.03
Encke (IEG)   I 2048-07-01T02:06:39.337 b  46.22  -43.90  133423.31   -11.95
A (IER)       I 2048-07-01T02:24:59.789 b  42.33  -40.03  122050.38    -8.57
B (OER)       I 2048-07-01T02:34:57.880 b  40.22  -37.93  117571.16    -6.37
 
Saturn        I 2048-07-01T02:03:55.105    46.80  -44.48   59313.86             -60.77    -65.19
Saturn        E 2048-07-01T02:49:33.657    37.13  -34.86   59668.20             -43.54    -49.13
 
B (OER)       E 2048-07-01T03:25:11.650    29.63  -27.42  117571.16     6.35
A (IER)       E 2048-07-01T03:35:11.952    27.53  -25.35  122050.38     8.53
Encke (IEG)   E 2048-07-01T03:53:38.451    23.70  -21.55  133423.31    11.87
Encke (OEG)   E 2048-07-01T03:54:05.462    23.60  -21.46  133744.89    11.94
A (OER)       E 2048-07-01T03:58:12.710    22.75  -20.62  136774.40    12.56
F ring        E 2048-07-01T04:02:58.612    21.76  -19.64  140461.00    13.22