Neptune_2024-01-19T05_07_27.0800_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               : 2024-01-19T05:12:12.720
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          : 2639725730922360960
2Mass ID (if available) : 23435690-0304318
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 23h 43m 56.90963s -03:04:31.98483s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :  21.05
K magnitude             : 13.274
G magnitude             : 15.018
RP magnitude            : 14.343
BP magnitude            : 15.295
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 30.430
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  21.94
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   56.83
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   45.90
B (ring opening deg)    :  -21.52
PA of pole (deg)        :  -41.00
Pole direction: RA (deg): 299.33374
               Dec (deg):  42.95036
C/A sky separation (")  :   0.242
C/A sky separation (km) :   5350.0
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 2024-01-19T04:38:38.009    11.19  -44.19   62933.00   -26.33
Galatea       I 2024-01-19T04:39:15.238    11.06  -44.32   61953.00   -26.32
Arago         I 2024-01-19T04:42:16.125    10.44  -44.95   57200.00   -26.23
Lassell       I 2024-01-19T04:43:32.428    10.18  -45.22   55200.00   -26.19
LeVerrier     I 2024-01-19T04:44:48.864     9.92  -45.48   53200.00   -26.14
Galle         I 2024-01-19T04:52:00.452     8.43  -46.98   42000.00   -25.70
 
Neptune       I 2024-01-19T04:53:48.620     8.06  -47.36   24750.79             -26.70    -27.50
Neptune       E 2024-01-19T05:30:35.723     0.39x -54.96   24763.73               3.68      3.81
 
Galle         E 2024-01-19T05:41:44.909    -1.95x -57.23   42000.00    25.92
LeVerrier     E 2024-01-19T05:48:52.851    -3.44x -58.67   53200.00    26.37
Lassell       E 2024-01-19T05:50:08.611    -3.71x -58.93   55200.00    26.43
Arago         E 2024-01-19T05:51:24.225    -3.97x -59.18   57200.00    26.47
Galatea       E 2024-01-19T05:54:23.411    -4.60x -59.78   61953.00    26.57
Adams         E 2024-01-19T05:55:00.278    -4.73x -59.90   62933.00    26.59