Saturn_2049-07-11T17_22_30.1100_SAAO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:22:30 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2049-07-11T17:27:03.260
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          : 6868046262751649024
2Mass ID (if available) : 19421898-2120388
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 19h 42m 18.94180s -21:20:39.07040s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.91
K magnitude             :  8.884
G magnitude             : 11.622
RP magnitude            : 10.813
BP magnitude            : 12.325
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  8.992
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -20.04
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  175.45
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   51.24
B (ring opening deg)    :   22.89
PA of pole (deg)        :    6.82
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   8.510
C/A sky separation (km) :  55498.7
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 2049-07-11T15:43:00.671    -4.21x   0.08x 140461.00   -14.35
A (OER)       I 2049-07-11T15:47:24.936    -3.38x  -0.76x 136774.40   -13.54
Encke (OEG)   I 2049-07-11T15:51:14.904    -2.66x  -1.49x 133744.89   -12.79
Encke (IEG)   I 2049-07-11T15:51:40.123    -2.58x  -1.57x 133423.31   -12.71
A (IER)       I 2049-07-11T16:09:21.607     0.79x  -4.99x 122050.38    -8.53
B (OER)       I 2049-07-11T16:19:56.909     2.84x  -7.06  117571.16    -5.51
 
Saturn        I 2049-07-11T17:08:39.861    12.53  -16.82   59761.14              44.93     50.49
Saturn        E 2049-07-11T17:44:37.768    19.89  -24.21   59415.04              66.96     70.62
 
B (OER)       E 2049-07-11T16:54:44.089     9.72  -13.99  117571.16     5.53
A (IER)       E 2049-07-11T17:05:17.197    11.85  -16.13  122050.38     8.57
Encke (IEG)   E 2049-07-11T17:22:53.466 b  15.43  -19.73  133423.31    12.78
Encke (OEG)   E 2049-07-11T17:23:18.544 b  15.51  -19.81  133744.89    12.87
A (OER)       E 2049-07-11T17:27:07.202 b  16.29  -20.59  136774.40    13.62
F ring        E 2049-07-11T17:31:29.894 b  17.19  -21.49  140461.00    14.43