Neptune_2028-06-08T10_31_42.7100_PAL.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:12:37 2023
 
target                  : Neptune
target radius (km)      :  24764.00
C/A epoch               : 2028-06-08T10:28:03.210
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Neptune occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : PAL
Location                : Palomar Mt (200")
Latitude (deg)          :  33.35622
E. Longitude (deg)      : 243.13601
Altitude (km)           :   1.706
Gaia source ID          : 2544493455427430656
2Mass ID (if available) : 00322370+0156345
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 00h 32m 23.72894s +01:56:34.34487s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.01
K magnitude             : 11.254
G magnitude             : 13.196
RP magnitude            : 12.575
BP magnitude            : 13.652
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 30.204
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  15.92
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   69.56
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   96.39
B (ring opening deg)    :  -16.87
PA of pole (deg)        :  -45.39
Pole direction: RA (deg): 299.33374
               Dec (deg):  42.95036
C/A sky separation (")  :   0.505
C/A sky separation (km) :  11052.2
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 2028-06-08T09:35:21.326     6.01  -28.22   62933.00   -25.43
Galatea       I 2028-06-08T09:35:59.916     6.15  -28.15   61953.00   -25.36
Arago         I 2028-06-08T09:39:08.538     6.81  -27.83   57200.00   -25.02
Lassell       I 2028-06-08T09:40:28.747     7.09  -27.70   55200.00   -24.85
LeVerrier     I 2028-06-08T09:41:49.548     7.37  -27.56   53200.00   -24.65
Galle         I 2028-06-08T09:49:38.008     9.00  -26.72   42000.00   -22.97
 
Neptune       I 2028-06-08T10:04:43.165    12.16  -24.97   24763.97               1.64      1.70
Neptune       E 2028-06-08T10:51:25.527    21.83  -18.70   24742.47              48.30     49.27
 
Galle         E 2028-06-08T10:33:11.072 b  18.08  -21.29   42000.00    22.55
LeVerrier     E 2028-06-08T10:41:09.521 b  19.72  -20.18   53200.00    24.15
Lassell       E 2028-06-08T10:42:31.981 b  20.01  -19.99   55200.00    24.35
Arago         E 2028-06-08T10:43:53.789 b  20.29  -19.79   57200.00    24.54
Galatea       E 2028-06-08T10:47:06.013 b  20.95  -19.33   61953.00    24.90
Adams         E 2028-06-08T10:47:45.319 b  21.08  -19.24   62933.00    24.96