Neptune_2032-09-05T15_51_18.6800_IRTF.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:13:27 2023
 
target                  : Neptune
target radius (km)      :  24764.00
C/A epoch               : 2032-09-05T15:47:08.320
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Neptune occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : IRTF
Location                : Mauna Kea/IRTF
Latitude (deg)          :  19.82622
E. Longitude (deg)      : 204.52800
Altitude (km)           :   4.168
Gaia source ID          : 2552125131275826816
2Mass ID (if available) : 01043912+0506360
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 01h 04m 39.16219s +05:06:35.93481s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.17
K magnitude             :  8.475
G magnitude             : 10.109
RP magnitude            :  9.558
BP magnitude            : 10.486
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 29.002
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -19.36
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  146.29
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  155.32
B (ring opening deg)    :  -13.26
PA of pole (deg)        :  -47.00
Pole direction: RA (deg): 299.33374
               Dec (deg):  42.95036
C/A sky separation (")  :   0.924
C/A sky separation (km) :  19443.0
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 2032-09-05T15:55:47.223 b  37.27   -3.57x  62933.00   -27.78
Galatea       I 2032-09-05T15:56:22.766 b  37.13   -3.43x  61953.00   -27.36
Arago         I 2032-09-05T15:59:24.266 b  36.43   -2.73x  57200.00   -24.91
Lassell       I 2032-09-05T16:00:46.683    36.10   -2.41x  55200.01   -23.60
LeVerrier     I 2032-09-05T16:02:14.277    35.76   -2.07x  53200.02   -22.04
 
Neptune       I 2032-09-05T15:34:09.210    42.30   -8.60   24743.40              70.11     70.72
Neptune       E 2032-09-05T16:00:09.276    36.25   -2.55x  24758.97              27.71     28.53
 
LeVerrier     E 2032-09-05T16:28:52.187    29.52    4.16x  53200.00    21.88
Lassell       E 2032-09-05T16:30:20.464    29.17    4.51x  55200.00    23.40
Arago         E 2032-09-05T16:31:43.595    28.85    4.83x  57200.00    24.69
Galatea       E 2032-09-05T16:34:46.893    28.13    5.55x  61953.00    27.08
Adams         E 2032-09-05T16:35:22.819    27.99    5.69x  62933.00    27.48