Saturn_2048-11-15T18_22_00.0900_SAAO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:22:29 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2048-11-15T18:24:44.460
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          : 4078632267201650304
2Mass ID (if available) : 18511806-2236358
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 18h 51m 18.08761s -22:36:35.87322s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.93
K magnitude             :  8.469
G magnitude             : 12.454
RP magnitude            : 11.352
BP magnitude            : 13.726
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 10.657
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  29.37
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   48.44
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   77.88
B (ring opening deg)    :   25.51
PA of pole (deg)        :    6.38
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   0.225
C/A sky separation (km) :   1737.5
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 2048-11-15T17:09:20.071    44.89    0.28x 140461.00   -31.23
A (OER)       I 2048-11-15T17:11:18.118    44.48   -0.10x 136774.40   -31.23
Encke (OEG)   I 2048-11-15T17:12:55.117    44.13   -0.42x 133744.88   -31.23
Encke (IEG)   I 2048-11-15T17:13:05.413    44.10   -0.45x 133423.31   -31.23
A (IER)       I 2048-11-15T17:19:09.481    42.81   -1.63x 122050.38   -31.24
B (OER)       I 2048-11-15T17:21:32.842    42.31   -2.09x 117571.16   -31.25
B (IER)       I 2048-11-15T17:35:11.526    39.42   -4.71x  91984.69   -31.26
C (IER)       I 2048-11-15T17:44:31.167    37.44   -6.48   74490.58   -31.26
 
Saturn        I 2048-11-15T17:50:23.167    36.21   -7.58   60241.34               8.17     10.00
Saturn        E 2048-11-15T18:59:00.418    21.87  -19.69   60218.64             -11.15    -13.60
 
C (IER)       E 2048-11-15T19:03:27.256    20.96  -20.42   74490.58    31.42
B (IER)       E 2048-11-15T19:12:43.645    19.06  -21.90   91984.69    31.46
B (OER)       E 2048-11-15T19:26:16.322    16.29  -24.00  117571.16    31.50
A (IER)       E 2048-11-15T19:28:38.482    15.81  -24.36  122050.38    31.51
Encke (IEG)   E 2048-11-15T19:34:39.301    14.60  -25.25  133423.31    31.53
Encke (OEG)   E 2048-11-15T19:34:49.501    14.56  -25.27  133744.89    31.53
A (OER)       E 2048-11-15T19:36:25.584    14.24  -25.51  136774.40    31.53
F ring        E 2048-11-15T19:38:22.491    13.85  -25.79  140461.00    31.54