Neptune_2024-10-09T00_36_23.1900_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               : 2024-10-09T00:38:03.990
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          : 2449274030476179456
2Mass ID (if available) : 23533479-0208269
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 23h 53m 34.80647s -02:08:27.13508s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.45
K magnitude             :  9.068
G magnitude             : 11.430
RP magnitude            : 10.707
BP magnitude            : 12.007
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 28.946
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -22.69
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  161.75
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   93.51
B (ring opening deg)    :  -20.63
PA of pole (deg)        :  -42.04
Pole direction: RA (deg): 299.33374
               Dec (deg):  42.95036
C/A sky separation (")  :   0.429
C/A sky separation (km) :   9016.8
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 2024-10-09T00:13:39.455    61.31  -43.83   62933.00   -29.14
Galatea       I 2024-10-09T00:14:13.112    61.41  -43.94   61953.00   -29.09
Arago         I 2024-10-09T00:16:57.271    61.86  -44.45   57200.00   -28.80
Lassell       I 2024-10-09T00:18:06.878    62.05  -44.67   55200.00   -28.66
LeVerrier     I 2024-10-09T00:19:16.863    62.24  -44.89   53200.00   -28.49
Galle         I 2024-10-09T00:25:59.046 b  63.30  -46.13   42000.00   -27.02
 
Neptune       I 2024-10-09T00:21:25.415    62.58  -45.29   24741.86              37.56     38.51
Neptune       E 2024-10-09T00:54:43.386    67.04  -51.09   24763.94               1.94      2.01
 
Galle         E 2024-10-09T01:06:24.392    68.11  -52.92   42000.00    27.28
LeVerrier     E 2024-10-09T01:13:04.011    68.57  -53.90   53200.00    28.62
Lassell       E 2024-10-09T01:14:13.702    68.64  -54.07   55200.00    28.77
Arago         E 2024-10-09T01:15:23.041    68.70  -54.23   57200.00    28.91
Galatea       E 2024-10-09T01:18:06.636    68.84  -54.61   61953.00    29.18
Adams         E 2024-10-09T01:18:40.187    68.87  -54.69   62933.00    29.23