Neptune_2031-10-17T07_12_26.9500_PAL.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:12:38 2023
 
target                  : Neptune
target radius (km)      :  24764.00
C/A epoch               : 2031-10-17T07:11:22.670
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          : 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)      :  158.22
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 (")  :   0.575
C/A sky separation (km) :  12034.9
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 2031-10-17T06:37:04.971    60.38  -62.79   62933.00   -41.23
Galatea       I 2031-10-17T06:37:28.776    60.40  -62.83   61953.00   -41.10
Arago         I 2031-10-17T06:39:25.420    60.47  -63.04   57200.00   -40.36
Lassell       I 2031-10-17T06:40:15.197    60.50  -63.13   55200.00   -39.99
LeVerrier     I 2031-10-17T06:41:05.471    60.53  -63.21   53200.00   -39.57
Galle         I 2031-10-17T06:46:01.026    60.67  -63.70   42000.00   -35.78
 
Neptune       I 2031-10-17T06:56:30.384    60.82  -64.60   24763.81              -4.70     -4.87
Neptune       E 2031-10-17T07:26:14.208    60.13  -65.98   24746.74             -50.88    -51.83
 
Galle         E 2031-10-17T07:10:25.727 b  60.70  -65.48   42000.00    36.07
LeVerrier     E 2031-10-17T07:15:21.883 b  60.57  -65.69   53200.00    39.18
Lassell       E 2031-10-17T07:16:12.687 b  60.54  -65.72   55200.00    39.55
Arago         E 2031-10-17T07:17:03.023 b  60.52  -65.75   57200.00    39.91
Galatea       E 2031-10-17T07:19:00.971 b  60.45  -65.82   61953.00    40.67
Adams         E 2031-10-17T07:19:25.027 b  60.43  -65.83   62933.00    40.81