Neptune_2024-10-09T00_36_23.1900_SAAO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:14:16 2023
 
target                  : Neptune
target radius (km)      :  24764.00
C/A epoch               : 2024-10-09T00:34:36.560
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Neptune 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          : 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)      :   93.16
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 (")  :   0.282
C/A sky separation (km) :   5923.4
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 2024-10-09T00:06:15.057    40.49  -44.39   62933.00   -29.83
Galatea       I 2024-10-09T00:06:47.927    40.39  -44.32   61953.00   -29.80
Arago         I 2024-10-09T00:09:27.736    39.89  -43.98   57200.00   -29.67
Lassell       I 2024-10-09T00:10:35.205    39.68  -43.83   55200.00   -29.61
LeVerrier     I 2024-10-09T00:11:42.831    39.47  -43.68   53200.00   -29.54
Galle         I 2024-10-09T00:18:05.562 b  38.26  -42.82   42000.00   -28.91
 
Neptune       I 2024-10-09T00:17:09.050    38.44  -42.95   24748.50              30.66     31.53
Neptune       E 2024-10-09T00:52:05.790    31.63  -37.75   24763.55              -4.97     -5.14
 
Galle         E 2024-10-09T01:01:54.470    29.66  -36.15   42000.00    28.91
LeVerrier     E 2024-10-09T01:08:17.890    28.37  -35.08   53200.00    29.44
Lassell       E 2024-10-09T01:09:25.743    28.14  -34.89   55200.00    29.50
Arago         E 2024-10-09T01:10:33.465    27.91  -34.69   57200.00    29.56
Galatea       E 2024-10-09T01:13:13.960    27.37  -34.24   61953.00    29.67
Adams         E 2024-10-09T01:13:46.984    27.25  -34.14   62933.00    29.68