Neptune_2024-10-16T03_29_56.7000_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               : 2024-10-16T03:28:19.520
Event type              : XRt
                        : No Neptune occs
                        : Ring occs: topocentric, not geoecetric
Observer code           : RIO
Location                : Rio de Janeiro
Latitude (deg)          : -22.89506
E. Longitude (deg)      : 316.77708
Altitude (km)           :   0.033
Gaia source ID          : 2449182221254509440
2Mass ID (if available) : 23525518-0212386
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 23h 52m 55.18885s -02:12:38.68761s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.08
K magnitude             : 14.426
G magnitude             : 18.117
RP magnitude            : 16.953
BP magnitude            : 19.478
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 28.993
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -21.29
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  154.54
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :    6.47
B (ring opening deg)    :  -20.68
PA of pole (deg)        :  -41.97
Pole direction: RA (deg): 299.33374
               Dec (deg):  42.95036
C/A sky separation (")  :   1.279
C/A sky separation (km) :  26889.8
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 2024-10-16T03:38:52.420    47.66  -54.93   62933.10   -12.06
Galatea       I 2024-10-16T03:40:16.998    47.36  -54.78   61953.21   -11.11
 
No planet occultations
 
Galatea       E 2024-10-16T04:07:52.900    41.40  -51.38   61953.01    11.06
Adams         E 2024-10-16T04:09:17.865    41.09  -51.19   62933.01    12.00