Neptune_2026-10-18T15_17_20.9500_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               : 2026-10-18T15:15:54.510
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          : 2545054343796547840
2Mass ID (if available) : 00093823-0030078
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 00h 09m 38.23138s -00:30:08.38263s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.96
K magnitude             : 14.183
G magnitude             : 15.949
RP magnitude            : 15.372
BP magnitude            : 16.351
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 28.957
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -21.88
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  157.08
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   68.10
B (ring opening deg)    :  -19.11
PA of pole (deg)        :  -43.59
Pole direction: RA (deg): 299.33374
               Dec (deg):  42.95036
C/A sky separation (")  :   0.726
C/A sky separation (km) :  15257.9
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 2026-10-18T14:32:15.516    44.54  -43.95   62933.00   -27.35
Galatea       I 2026-10-18T14:32:51.458    44.45  -43.92   61953.00   -27.19
Arago         I 2026-10-18T14:35:49.145    44.00  -43.76   57200.00   -26.28
Lassell       I 2026-10-18T14:37:05.929    43.81  -43.69   55200.00   -25.81
LeVerrier     I 2026-10-18T14:38:24.209    43.61  -43.61   53200.00   -25.28
Galle         I 2026-10-18T14:46:30.067    42.34  -43.09   42000.00   -20.23
 
Neptune       I 2026-10-18T15:01:13.980    39.93  -41.96   24760.12             -16.11    -16.64
Neptune       E 2026-10-18T15:30:34.051    34.84  -39.08   24730.90             -54.13    -55.05
 
Galle         E 2026-10-18T15:14:13.277 b  37.72  -40.79   42000.00    20.26
LeVerrier     E 2026-10-18T15:22:22.376 b  36.30  -39.97   53200.00    24.98
Lassell       E 2026-10-18T15:23:41.604 b  36.06  -39.83   55200.00    25.50
Arago         E 2026-10-18T15:24:59.316 b  35.83  -39.69   57200.00    25.97
Galatea       E 2026-10-18T15:27:59.040 b  35.30  -39.37   61953.00    26.89
Adams         E 2026-10-18T15:28:35.369 b  35.19  -39.30   62933.00    27.06