Neptune_2023-10-18T02_57_07.9700_PAL.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:12:35 2023
 
target                  : Neptune
target radius (km)      :  24764.00
C/A epoch               : 2023-10-18T02:58:43.360
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Neptune occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : PAL
Location                : Palomar Mt (200")
Latitude (deg)          :  33.35622
E. Longitude (deg)      : 243.13601
Altitude (km)           :   1.706
Gaia source ID          : 2639715216842421504
2Mass ID (if available) : 23442092-0304569
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 23h 44m 21.02634s -03:04:57.66860s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.13
K magnitude             : 11.366
G magnitude             : 14.660
RP magnitude            : 13.616
BP magnitude            : 15.764
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 29.030
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -20.44
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  151.01
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  112.00
B (ring opening deg)    :  -21.45
PA of pole (deg)        :  -41.03
Pole direction: RA (deg): 299.33374
               Dec (deg):  42.95036
C/A sky separation (")  :   0.741
C/A sky separation (km) :  15606.6
NAIF SPICE kernels      : RAJobs_U111+rgf16.spk
                          URKALLv1.spk
                          nep097.bsp
                          nep101.bsp
                          sat440l.bsp
                          de440.bsp
                          earth_720101_070426.bpc
                          earthstns_itrf93_040916.bsp
                          earth_200101_990628_predict.bpc
                          pck00010.tpc
                          pck.ura111.tpc.Neptune
                          naif0012.tls
                          IAU_NEPTUNE_for_RINGFIT.tpc.BECAREFUL
                          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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Adams         I 2023-10-18T02:40:08.471    32.90  -19.23   62933.00   -22.47
Galatea       I 2023-10-18T02:40:52.223    33.03  -19.39   61953.00   -22.33
Arago         I 2023-10-18T02:44:28.975 b  33.68  -20.14   57200.00   -21.50
Lassell       I 2023-10-18T02:46:02.921 b  33.96  -20.47   55200.00   -21.07
LeVerrier     I 2023-10-18T02:47:38.908 b  34.25  -20.81   53200.00   -20.59
Galle         I 2023-10-18T02:57:40.487 b  36.03  -22.90   42000.00   -16.19
 
Neptune       I 2023-10-18T02:43:17.025    33.47  -19.89   24723.93              51.83     52.77
Neptune       E 2023-10-18T03:14:11.161    38.85  -26.35   24757.06              19.09     19.70
 
Galle         E 2023-10-18T03:29:36.190    41.36  -29.55   42000.00    16.30
LeVerrier     E 2023-10-18T03:39:30.904    42.90  -31.60   53200.00    20.84
Lassell       E 2023-10-18T03:41:05.802    43.13  -31.93   55200.00    21.31
Arago         E 2023-10-18T03:42:38.750    43.37  -32.25   57200.00    21.72
Galatea       E 2023-10-18T03:46:13.429    43.90  -32.98   61953.00    22.53
Adams         E 2023-10-18T03:46:56.795    44.00  -33.13   62933.00    22.67