Neptune_2024-10-10T20_15_31.7800_TEN.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:13:15 2023
 
target                  : Neptune
target radius (km)      :  24764.00
C/A epoch               : 2024-10-10T20:17:39.630
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Neptune occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : TEN
Location                : Teide Obs./Tenerife
Latitude (deg)          :  28.30050
E. Longitude (deg)      : 343.48909
Altitude (km)           :   2.395
Gaia source ID          : 2449273583799574144
2Mass ID (if available) : 23532445-0209328
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 23h 53m 24.45300s -02:09:33.18688s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.95
K magnitude             : 13.471
G magnitude             : 15.638
RP magnitude            : 14.941
BP magnitude            : 16.179
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 28.957
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -22.37
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  159.91
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   69.60
B (ring opening deg)    :  -20.64
PA of pole (deg)        :  -42.02
Pole direction: RA (deg): 299.33374
               Dec (deg):  42.95036
C/A sky separation (")  :   0.938
C/A sky separation (km) :  19698.7
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 2024-10-10T20:09:50.259 b  31.09  -20.29   62933.00   -22.11
Galatea       I 2024-10-10T20:10:34.877 b  31.24  -20.46   61953.00   -21.82
Arago         I 2024-10-10T20:14:20.962 b  32.01  -21.29   57200.00   -20.16
Lassell       I 2024-10-10T20:16:02.304 b  32.36  -21.66   55200.00   -19.29
LeVerrier     I 2024-10-10T20:17:48.766 b  32.72  -22.05   53200.00   -18.26
 
Neptune       I 2024-10-10T20:06:39.237    30.43  -19.59   24716.82              62.86     63.65
Neptune       E 2024-10-10T20:28:41.922    34.92  -24.44   24748.00              31.18     32.06
 
LeVerrier     E 2024-10-10T20:53:41.542    39.82  -29.92   53200.00    18.33
Lassell       E 2024-10-10T20:55:27.503    40.16  -30.30   55200.00    19.40
Arago         E 2024-10-10T20:57:08.168    40.48  -30.67   57200.00    20.32
Galatea       E 2024-10-10T21:00:52.248    41.19  -31.48   61953.00    22.04
Adams         E 2024-10-10T21:01:36.424    41.33  -31.64   62933.00    22.33