Saturn_2048-07-15T16_14_04.9000_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               : 2048-07-15T16:19:09.900
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          : 4078864062324524160
2Mass ID (if available) : 18481467-2226289
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 18h 48m 14.66445s -22:26:29.32703s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.04
K magnitude             :  9.352
G magnitude             : 12.950
RP magnitude            : 11.946
BP magnitude            : 14.002
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.040
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -19.51
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  167.95
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  116.82
B (ring opening deg)    :   25.42
PA of pole (deg)        :    6.33
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   6.542
C/A sky separation (km) :  42893.2
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 2048-07-15T15:25:02.428     6.54    3.92x 140461.00   -16.43
A (OER)       I 2048-07-15T15:28:48.936     7.28    3.22x 136774.40   -16.11
Encke (OEG)   I 2048-07-15T15:31:58.635     7.90    2.62x 133744.89   -15.82
Encke (IEG)   I 2048-07-15T15:32:18.978     7.97    2.56x 133423.31   -15.79
A (IER)       I 2048-07-15T15:44:50.423 b  10.46    0.19x 122050.38   -14.42
B (OER)       I 2048-07-15T15:50:08.774 b  11.52   -0.83x 117571.16   -13.71
B (IER)       I 2048-07-15T16:35:56.361 b  20.82   -9.80   91984.69    -3.67
 
Saturn        I 2048-07-15T15:44:01.183    10.29    0.34x  59498.29             -50.68    -55.99
Saturn        E 2048-07-15T16:54:45.810    24.71  -13.59   59954.52             -29.40    -34.55
 
B (IER)       E 2048-07-15T16:59:50.483    25.77  -14.62   91984.69     3.68
B (OER)       E 2048-07-15T17:45:17.648    35.30  -23.96  117571.16    13.86
A (IER)       E 2048-07-15T17:50:32.578    36.41  -25.05  122050.38    14.57
Encke (IEG)   E 2048-07-15T18:02:55.485    39.03  -27.63  133423.31    15.98
Encke (OEG)   E 2048-07-15T18:03:15.587    39.10  -27.70  133744.89    16.01
A (OER)       E 2048-07-15T18:06:23.008    39.76  -28.35  136774.40    16.31
F ring        E 2048-07-15T18:10:06.725    40.55  -29.13  140461.00    16.64