Neptune_2029-11-07T01_31_39.8700_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               : 2029-11-07T01:33:38.780
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          : 2544504106946339584
2Mass ID (if available) : 00331433+0154419
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 00h 33m 14.37191s +01:54:41.96242s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.08
K magnitude             : 13.655
G magnitude             : 16.503
RP magnitude            : 15.591
BP magnitude            : 17.357
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 29.051
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -18.57
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  143.85
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  131.88
B (ring opening deg)    :  -16.70
PA of pole (deg)        :  -45.42
Pole direction: RA (deg): 299.33374
               Dec (deg):  42.95036
C/A sky separation (")  :   0.722
C/A sky separation (km) :  15203.8
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 2029-11-07T00:45:13.101    30.90   -9.34   62933.00   -27.21
Galatea       I 2029-11-07T00:45:49.218    31.03   -9.46   61953.00   -27.06
Arago         I 2029-11-07T00:48:47.479    31.64  -10.09   57200.00   -26.23
Lassell       I 2029-11-07T00:50:04.333    31.90  -10.36   55200.00   -25.81
LeVerrier     I 2029-11-07T00:51:22.552    32.17  -10.63   53200.00   -25.32
Galle         I 2029-11-07T00:59:23.105    33.80  -12.32   42000.00   -20.75
 
Neptune       I 2029-11-07T01:16:21.189    37.20  -15.91   24761.95             -13.47    -13.93
Neptune       E 2029-11-07T01:50:53.855    43.86  -23.28   24737.10             -57.53    -58.41
 
Galle         E 2029-11-07T01:28:27.944 b  39.59  -18.48   42000.00    20.97
LeVerrier     E 2029-11-07T01:36:25.231 b  41.12  -20.18   53200.00    25.36
Lassell       E 2029-11-07T01:37:43.416 b  41.37  -20.46   55200.00    25.80
Arago         E 2029-11-07T01:39:00.341 b  41.62  -20.73   57200.00    26.19
Galatea       E 2029-11-07T01:41:58.971 b  42.19  -21.37   61953.00    27.00
Adams         E 2029-11-07T01:42:35.172 b  42.30  -21.50   62933.00    27.14