Saturn_2048-07-07T06_31_41.4900_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               : 2048-07-07T06:28:14.240
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          : 4078691542076153984
2Mass ID (if available) : 18505264-2222278
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 18h 50m 52.63760s -22:22:27.89595s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.10
K magnitude             :  9.388
G magnitude             : 13.448
RP magnitude            : 12.321
BP magnitude            : 14.785
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.021
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -20.12
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  176.54
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  141.16
B (ring opening deg)    :   25.29
PA of pole (deg)        :    6.36
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   0.452
C/A sky separation (km) :   2956.7
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 2048-07-07T04:43:18.622     8.46  -11.45  140461.00   -21.94
A (OER)       I 2048-07-07T04:46:06.654     7.90  -10.90  136774.40   -21.94
Encke (OEG)   I 2048-07-07T04:48:24.772     7.45  -10.44  133744.89   -21.93
Encke (IEG)   I 2048-07-07T04:48:39.435     7.40  -10.39  133423.31   -21.93
A (IER)       I 2048-07-07T04:57:18.243     5.70   -8.68  122050.38   -21.91
B (OER)       I 2048-07-07T05:00:42.708     5.04   -8.01  117571.16   -21.90
B (IER)       I 2048-07-07T05:20:12.270     1.28x  -4.20x  91984.69   -21.85
C (IER)       I 2048-07-07T05:33:33.877    -1.26x  -1.64x  74490.58   -21.80
 
Saturn        I 2048-07-07T05:37:59.529    -2.09x  -0.80x  60197.38             -13.52    -16.44
Saturn        E 2048-07-07T07:18:42.205   -19.37x  16.90x  60239.65               8.51     10.42
 
C (IER)       E 2048-07-07T07:26:55.052   -20.60x  18.18x  74490.58    21.67
B (IER)       E 2048-07-07T07:40:22.009   -22.55x  20.22x  91984.69    21.69
B (OER)       E 2048-07-07T08:00:01.428   -25.20x  23.03x 117571.16    21.70
A (IER)       E 2048-07-07T08:03:27.857   -25.65x  23.50x 122050.38    21.70
Encke (IEG)   E 2048-07-07T08:12:11.965   -26.73x  24.67x 133423.31    21.70
Encke (OEG)   E 2048-07-07T08:12:26.784   -26.76x  24.70x 133744.89    21.70
A (OER)       E 2048-07-07T08:14:46.391   -27.04x  25.00x 136774.40    21.70
F ring        E 2048-07-07T08:17:36.278   -27.38x  25.36x 140461.00    21.70