Saturn_2048-09-08T10_06_38.6600_SAAO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:22:27 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2048-09-08T09:52:04.820
Event type              : XRgt
                        : No Saturn occs
                        : 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          : 4079225659884311424
2Mass ID (if available) : 18374220-2243201
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 18h 37m 42.19987s -22:43:20.58566s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.85
K magnitude             :  9.527
G magnitude             : 13.360
RP magnitude            : 12.299
BP magnitude            : 14.518
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.597
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  -2.11
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  112.93
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  111.11
B (ring opening deg)    :   25.97
PA of pole (deg)        :    6.19
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :  11.095
C/A sky separation (km) :  77227.3
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 2048-09-07T20:39:27.202    55.04  -52.21  140461.00    -1.46
A (OER)       I 2048-09-07T21:24:27.099    45.51  -58.75  136774.40    -1.27
Encke (OEG)   I 2048-09-07T22:07:32.224    36.39  -62.61  133744.89    -1.07
Encke (IEG)   I 2048-09-07T22:12:34.821    35.32  -62.85  133423.31    -1.05
 
No planet occultations
 
Encke (IEG)   E 2048-09-08T05:39:08.118   -34.76x  10.67x 133423.31     1.00
Encke (OEG)   E 2048-09-08T05:44:27.167   -34.89x  11.77x 133744.89     1.02
A (OER)       E 2048-09-08T06:30:03.620   -34.80x  20.97x 136774.40     1.19
F ring        E 2048-09-08T07:17:59.160   -32.42x  30.14x 140461.00     1.37