Saturn_2049-09-13T20_43_01.7600_SAAO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:22:31 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2049-09-13T20:38:48.520
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          : 6772487436602504704
2Mass ID (if available) : 19271801-2200010
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 19h 27m 18.03438s -22:00:01.26183s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.87
K magnitude             :  9.528
G magnitude             : 10.796
RP magnitude            : 10.332
BP magnitude            : 11.091
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  9.467
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  -5.01
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  119.35
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   90.50
B (ring opening deg)    :   23.95
PA of pole (deg)        :    6.74
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   5.903
C/A sky separation (km) :  40528.9
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 2049-09-13T13:42:21.956    25.24   32.57x 140461.00    -5.36
A (OER)       I 2049-09-13T13:53:54.542    27.65   30.42x 136774.40    -5.29
Encke (OEG)   I 2049-09-13T14:03:30.877    29.66   28.59x 133744.89    -5.22
Encke (IEG)   I 2049-09-13T14:04:32.470    29.87   28.40x 133423.31    -5.22
A (IER)       I 2049-09-13T14:41:53.946    37.75   21.06x 122050.38    -4.91
B (OER)       I 2049-09-13T14:57:19.600    41.02   17.95x 117571.16    -4.76
B (IER)       I 2049-09-13T16:43:55.075    63.42   -4.27x  91984.69    -3.02
 
Saturn        I 2049-09-13T18:20:52.684    79.27  -24.64   60106.85              22.11     26.45
Saturn        E 2049-09-13T22:58:35.966    30.95  -60.47   59558.78              52.67     57.84
 
B (IER)       E 2049-09-13T20:17:29.697 b  64.81  -47.23   91984.69     2.92
B (OER)       E 2049-09-13T22:09:53.053 b  41.24  -60.66  117571.16     4.44
A (IER)       E 2049-09-13T22:26:26.491 b  37.74  -61.10  122050.38     4.57
Encke (IEG)   E 2049-09-13T23:06:47.168    29.23  -60.01  133423.31     4.81
Encke (OEG)   E 2049-09-13T23:07:53.968    29.00  -59.94  133744.89     4.82
A (OER)       E 2049-09-13T23:18:19.719    26.82  -59.16  136774.40     4.87
F ring        E 2049-09-13T23:30:53.296    24.20  -58.01  140461.00     4.92