Neptune_2023-10-18T02_57_07.9700_RIO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:13:45 2023
 
target                  : Neptune
target radius (km)      :  24764.00
C/A epoch               : 2023-10-18T02:55:37.400
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Neptune occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : RIO
Location                : Rio de Janeiro
Latitude (deg)          : -22.89506
E. Longitude (deg)      : 316.77708
Altitude (km)           :   0.033
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)      :  112.02
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 (")  :   0.362
C/A sky separation (km) :   7626.7
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 2023-10-18T02:25:04.871    60.20  -57.61   62933.00   -25.90
Galatea       I 2023-10-18T02:25:42.726    60.08  -57.62   61953.00   -25.87
Arago         I 2023-10-18T02:28:47.051    59.52  -57.68   57200.00   -25.69
Lassell       I 2023-10-18T02:30:05.030    59.28  -57.70   55200.00   -25.60
LeVerrier     I 2023-10-18T02:31:23.301    59.04  -57.72   53200.00   -25.50
Galle         I 2023-10-18T02:38:49.338 b  57.63  -57.76   42000.00   -24.61
 
Neptune       I 2023-10-18T02:36:44.997    58.03  -57.76   24744.00              33.71     34.63
Neptune       E 2023-10-18T03:14:31.928    50.42  -56.55   24763.99              -0.66     -0.68
 
Galle         E 2023-10-18T03:26:58.097    47.79  -55.61   42000.00    24.65
LeVerrier     E 2023-10-18T03:34:24.471    46.19  -54.93   53200.00    25.44
Lassell       E 2023-10-18T03:35:42.953    45.91  -54.81   55200.00    25.53
Arago         E 2023-10-18T03:37:01.175    45.63  -54.68   57200.00    25.61
Galatea       E 2023-10-18T03:40:06.188    44.96  -54.36   61953.00    25.77
Adams         E 2023-10-18T03:40:44.202    44.82  -54.29   62933.00    25.79