Saturn_2048-10-17T22_18_01.3600_SAAO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:22:28 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2048-10-17T22:23:10.450
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          : 4078430987860855552
2Mass ID (if available) : 18420029-2243576
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 18h 42m 00.28937s -22:43:57.82449s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.84
K magnitude             :  9.383
G magnitude             : 13.040
RP magnitude            : 12.012
BP magnitude            : 14.079
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 10.239
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  17.24
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   75.14
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   58.25
B (ring opening deg)    :   25.87
PA of pole (deg)        :    6.25
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   3.733
C/A sky separation (km) :  27724.5
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 2048-10-17T20:42:34.238    22.18  -41.83  140461.00   -16.25
A (OER)       I 2048-10-17T20:46:21.773    21.40  -42.27  136774.40   -16.15
Encke (OEG)   I 2048-10-17T20:49:29.792    20.75  -42.62  133744.89   -16.07
Encke (IEG)   I 2048-10-17T20:49:49.809    20.68  -42.66  133423.31   -16.06
A (IER)       I 2048-10-17T21:01:46.200    18.24  -43.91  122050.38   -15.67
B (OER)       I 2048-10-17T21:06:33.751    17.26  -44.37  117571.16   -15.48
B (IER)       I 2048-10-17T21:35:37.712 b  11.40  -46.62   91984.69   -13.63
C (IER)       I 2048-10-17T21:59:27.051 b   6.69  -47.70   74490.58   -10.51
 
Saturn        I 2048-10-17T21:31:59.921    12.13  -46.40   59878.79              32.43     37.80
Saturn        E 2048-10-17T23:14:20.667    -7.37x -46.18   60157.08              16.58     20.06
 
C (IER)       E 2048-10-17T23:18:34.061    -8.12x -45.88   74490.58    10.68
B (IER)       E 2048-10-17T23:42:01.872   -12.19x -43.84   91984.69    13.84
B (OER)       E 2048-10-18T00:10:34.706   -16.87x -40.62  117571.16    15.80
A (IER)       E 2048-10-18T00:15:16.288   -17.60x -40.02  122050.38    16.01
Encke (IEG)   E 2048-10-18T00:26:56.696   -19.39x -38.45  133423.31    16.45
Encke (OEG)   E 2048-10-18T00:27:16.243   -19.44x -38.41  133744.89    16.46
A (OER)       E 2048-10-18T00:30:19.791   -19.90x -37.98  136774.40    16.55
F ring        E 2048-10-18T00:34:01.768   -20.45x -37.45  140461.00    16.66