Neptune_2025-10-07T16_53_36.6500_MSO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:14:26 2023
 
target                  : Neptune
target radius (km)      :  24764.00
C/A epoch               : 2025-10-07T16:51:44.040
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Neptune occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : MSO
Location                : Mt. Stromlo Observatory
Latitude (deg)          : -35.32000
E. Longitude (deg)      : 149.00833
Altitude (km)           :   0.770
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)      :   22.29
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 (")  :   0.027
C/A sky separation (km) :    574.0
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 2025-10-07T16:18:43.847    32.93  -36.43   62933.00   -32.29
Galatea       I 2025-10-07T16:19:14.196    32.83  -36.36   61953.00   -32.29
Arago         I 2025-10-07T16:21:41.417    32.38  -35.98   57200.00   -32.28
Lassell       I 2025-10-07T16:22:43.380    32.18  -35.83   55200.00   -32.27
LeVerrier     I 2025-10-07T16:23:45.354    31.99  -35.67   53200.00   -32.27
Galle         I 2025-10-07T16:29:32.612    30.90  -34.76   42000.00   -32.23
 
Neptune       I 2025-10-07T16:34:09.240    30.03  -34.03   24759.10              17.41     17.98
Neptune       E 2025-10-07T17:09:19.885    23.22  -28.12   24757.68             -19.87    -20.50
 
Galle         E 2025-10-07T17:12:54.151    22.52  -27.49   42000.00    32.10
LeVerrier     E 2025-10-07T17:18:42.984    21.36  -26.46   53200.00    32.11
Lassell       E 2025-10-07T17:19:45.272    21.16  -26.27   55200.00    32.11
Arago         E 2025-10-07T17:20:47.560    20.95  -26.08   57200.00    32.11
Galatea       E 2025-10-07T17:23:15.595    20.46  -25.64   61953.00    32.11
Adams         E 2025-10-07T17:23:46.119    20.36  -25.55   62933.00    32.11