Neptune_2031-10-17T07_12_26.9500_ESO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:13:58 2023
 
target                  : Neptune
target radius (km)      :  24764.00
C/A epoch               : 2031-10-17T07:10:35.310
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          : 2551675048767534848
2Mass ID (if available) : 00520885+0349541
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 00h 52m 08.87093s +03:49:54.10176s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.06
K magnitude             : 14.714
G magnitude             : 16.306
RP magnitude            : 15.789
BP magnitude            : 16.653
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 28.866
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -23.90
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  170.07
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  158.07
B (ring opening deg)    :  -14.65
PA of pole (deg)        :  -46.49
Pole direction: RA (deg): 299.33374
               Dec (deg):  42.95036
C/A sky separation (")  :   0.931
C/A sky separation (km) :  19499.1
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 2031-10-17T06:31:42.253    39.81  -41.52   62933.00   -33.67
Galatea       I 2031-10-17T06:32:11.544    39.73  -41.45   61953.00   -33.24
Arago         I 2031-10-17T06:34:39.789    39.28  -41.08   57200.00   -30.78
Lassell       I 2031-10-17T06:35:46.153    39.08  -40.91   55200.00   -29.47
LeVerrier     I 2031-10-17T06:36:55.792    38.87  -40.74   53200.00   -27.94
 
Neptune       I 2031-10-17T07:00:03.651    34.52  -37.05   24758.13             -26.91    -27.71
Neptune       E 2031-10-17T07:21:06.014    30.41  -33.44   24738.72             -69.89    -70.51
 
LeVerrier     E 2031-10-17T07:01:30.165 b  34.25  -36.81   53200.00    28.02
Lassell       E 2031-10-17T07:02:39.603 b  34.02  -36.62   55200.00    29.56
Arago         E 2031-10-17T07:03:45.770 b  33.81  -36.44   57200.00    30.87
Galatea       E 2031-10-17T07:06:13.611 b  33.33  -36.02   61953.00    33.32
Adams         E 2031-10-17T07:06:42.839 b  33.24  -35.94   62933.00    33.74