Neptune_2030-10-02T00_46_49.0600_SAAO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:14:17 2023
 
target                  : Neptune
target radius (km)      :  24764.00
C/A epoch               : 2030-10-02T00:46:07.150
Event type              : XRt
                        : No Neptune occs
                        : Ring occs: topocentric, not geoecetric
Observer code           : SAAO
Location                : So. Afr. Astro. Obs. (Sutherland)
Latitude (deg)          : -32.37953
E. Longitude (deg)      :  20.81070
Altitude (km)           :   1.768
Gaia source ID          : 2550835399841217792
2Mass ID (if available) : 00451010+0308052
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 00h 45m 10.10108s +03:08:05.46948s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.06
K magnitude             : 14.802
G magnitude             : 17.799
RP magnitude            : 16.842
BP magnitude            : 18.752
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 28.853
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -24.27
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  176.47
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  121.76
B (ring opening deg)    :  -15.42
PA of pole (deg)        :  -46.14
Pole direction: RA (deg): 299.33374
               Dec (deg):  42.95036
C/A sky separation (")  :   1.246
C/A sky separation (km) :  26076.8
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 2030-10-02T01:02:54.893    40.97  -38.46   62933.18   -19.14
Galatea       I 2030-10-02T01:03:47.853    40.82  -38.31   61953.32   -17.86
 
No planet occultations
 
Galatea       E 2030-10-02T01:23:52.758    37.42  -34.78   61953.00    17.81
Adams         E 2030-10-02T01:24:45.888    37.26  -34.62   62933.00    19.07