Saturn_2048-07-07T05_38_03.3100_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               : 2048-07-07T05:34:29.440
Event type              : XRt
                        : No Saturn occs
                        : Ring occs: topocentric, not geoecetric
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          : 4078691542076154496
2Mass ID (if available) : 18505327-2222168
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 18h 50m 53.26956s -22:22:16.92997s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.95
K magnitude             :  9.042
G magnitude             : 13.208
RP magnitude            : 12.050
BP magnitude            : 14.618
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.021
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -20.12
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  176.58
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  140.87
B (ring opening deg)    :   25.28
PA of pole (deg)        :    6.36
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   9.565
C/A sky separation (km) :  62583.3
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 2048-07-07T04:22:17.167    12.65  -15.68  140461.00    -6.66
A (OER)       I 2048-07-07T04:33:16.094    10.45  -13.46  136774.40    -4.50
 
No planet occultations
 
A (OER)       E 2048-07-07T05:15:36.315     2.16x  -5.10  136774.40     4.48
F ring        E 2048-07-07T05:26:38.025     0.05x  -2.97x 140461.00     6.63