Neptune_2029-06-08T10_01_54.0300_MCD.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:13:07 2023
 
target                  : Neptune
target radius (km)      :  24764.00
C/A epoch               : 2029-06-08T09:58:20.640
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Neptune occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : MCD
Location                : McDonald Obs. 2.7m
Latitude (deg)          :  30.67158
E. Longitude (deg)      : 255.97844
Altitude (km)           :   2.075
Gaia source ID          : 2550622128944749056
2Mass ID (if available) : 00402853+0245567
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 00h 40m 28.50742s +02:45:56.70127s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.09
K magnitude             : 14.151
G magnitude             : 17.469
RP magnitude            : 16.372
BP magnitude            : 18.510
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 30.239
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  17.10
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   67.12
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   26.08
B (ring opening deg)    :  -16.00
PA of pole (deg)        :  -45.89
Pole direction: RA (deg): 299.33374
               Dec (deg):  42.95036
C/A sky separation (")  :   0.301
C/A sky separation (km) :   6608.8
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 2029-06-08T09:15:16.029    11.26  -26.92   62933.00   -29.86
Galatea       I 2029-06-08T09:15:48.866    11.37  -26.85   61953.00   -29.83
Arago         I 2029-06-08T09:18:28.558    11.95  -26.51   57200.00   -29.69
Lassell       I 2029-06-08T09:19:35.997    12.19  -26.36   55200.00   -29.62
LeVerrier     I 2029-06-08T09:20:43.604    12.43  -26.21   53200.00   -29.54
Galle         I 2029-06-08T09:27:06.425    13.81  -25.36   42000.00   -28.90
 
Neptune       I 2029-06-08T09:34:55.654    15.49  -24.29   24763.09              -9.36     -9.68
Neptune       E 2029-06-08T10:21:48.440    25.48  -17.16   24750.44              38.78     39.74
 
Galle         E 2029-06-08T10:10:32.685 b  23.10  -18.97   42000.00    28.29
LeVerrier     E 2029-06-08T10:17:02.217 b  24.47  -17.94   53200.00    29.11
Lassell       E 2029-06-08T10:18:10.822 b  24.72  -17.75   55200.00    29.20
Arago         E 2029-06-08T10:19:19.233 b  24.96  -17.57   57200.00    29.27
Galatea       E 2029-06-08T10:22:01.170    25.53  -17.13   61953.00    29.42
Adams         E 2029-06-08T10:22:34.463    25.64  -17.04   62933.00    29.45