Neptune_2027-10-31T06_38_33.3900_ESO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:13:56 2023
 
target                  : Neptune
target radius (km)      :  24764.00
C/A epoch               : 2027-10-31T06:35:35.840
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Neptune occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : ESO
Location                : European Southern Obs. (3.6m)
Latitude (deg)          : -29.26097
E. Longitude (deg)      : 289.26831
Altitude (km)           :   2.400
Gaia source ID          : 2545527339955749760
2Mass ID (if available) : 00165920+0014561
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 00h 16m 59.20652s +00:14:55.75760s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.06
K magnitude             : 13.941
G magnitude             : 15.529
RP magnitude            : 14.971
BP magnitude            : 15.921
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 29.034
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -19.39
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  146.74
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  125.12
B (ring opening deg)    :  -18.38
PA of pole (deg)        :  -44.22
Pole direction: RA (deg): 299.33374
               Dec (deg):  42.95036
C/A sky separation (")  :   0.624
C/A sky separation (km) :  13148.6
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 2027-10-31T05:48:15.424    33.09  -42.57   62933.00   -26.62
Galatea       I 2027-10-31T05:48:52.314    32.96  -42.51   61953.00   -26.51
Arago         I 2027-10-31T05:51:53.514    32.35  -42.20   57200.00   -25.92
Lassell       I 2027-10-31T05:53:11.099    32.08  -42.06   55200.00   -25.63
LeVerrier     I 2027-10-31T05:54:29.649    31.82  -41.92   53200.00   -25.29
Galle         I 2027-10-31T06:02:17.388    30.21  -41.06   42000.00   -22.24
 
Neptune       I 2027-10-31T06:17:43.803    27.00  -39.19   24762.72              -9.54     -9.86
Neptune       E 2027-10-31T06:53:27.928    19.42  -34.15   24736.61             -50.24    -51.19
 
Galle         E 2027-10-31T06:37:42.527 b  22.78  -36.48   42000.00    22.04
LeVerrier     E 2027-10-31T06:45:37.280 b  21.10  -35.33   53200.00    24.88
Lassell       E 2027-10-31T06:46:57.091 b  20.81  -35.13   55200.00    25.23
Arago         E 2027-10-31T06:48:15.876 b  20.53  -34.94   57200.00    25.54
Galatea       E 2027-10-31T06:51:19.712 b  19.88  -34.47   61953.00    26.15
Adams         E 2027-10-31T06:51:57.113 b  19.74  -34.38   62933.00    26.26