Neptune_2025-10-07T16_53_36.6500_KAV.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:13:36 2023
 
target                  : Neptune
target radius (km)      :  24764.00
C/A epoch               : 2025-10-07T16:54:04.120
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Neptune occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : KAV
Location                : Kavalur Observatory
Latitude (deg)          :  12.57556
E. Longitude (deg)      :  78.83167
Altitude (km)           :   0.722
Gaia source ID          : 2449616081671057024
2Mass ID (if available) : 00021201-0115344
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 00h 02m 12.02238s -01:15:34.15602s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   2.97
K magnitude             : 12.624
G magnitude             : 14.794
RP magnitude            : 14.096
BP magnitude            : 15.318
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 28.918
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -23.27
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  165.61
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   22.74
B (ring opening deg)    :  -19.82
PA of pole (deg)        :  -42.90
Pole direction: RA (deg): 299.33374
               Dec (deg):  42.95036
C/A sky separation (")  :   0.304
C/A sky separation (km) :   6368.9
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 2025-10-07T16:28:35.945    67.28  -58.74   62933.00   -31.85
Galatea       I 2025-10-07T16:29:06.731    67.38  -58.87   61953.00   -31.82
Arago         I 2025-10-07T16:31:36.444    67.88  -59.47   57200.00   -31.67
Lassell       I 2025-10-07T16:32:39.673    68.08  -59.72   55200.00   -31.59
LeVerrier     I 2025-10-07T16:33:43.065    68.29  -59.98   53200.00   -31.51
Galle         I 2025-10-07T16:39:42.372 b  69.43  -61.41   42000.00   -30.74
 
Neptune       I 2025-10-07T16:37:14.048    68.96  -60.82   24748.10              32.64     33.53
Neptune       E 2025-10-07T17:10:54.662    74.38  -68.82   24763.61              -4.86     -5.03
 
Galle         E 2025-10-07T17:20:07.954    75.37  -70.96   42000.00    30.92
LeVerrier     E 2025-10-07T17:26:05.751    75.85  -72.33   53200.00    31.60
Lassell       E 2025-10-07T17:27:08.951    75.92  -72.57   55200.00    31.68
Arago         E 2025-10-07T17:28:12.001    75.98  -72.81   57200.00    31.76
Galatea       E 2025-10-07T17:30:41.326    76.12  -73.37   61953.00    31.90
Adams         E 2025-10-07T17:31:12.036    76.14  -73.49   62933.00    31.92