Neptune_2035-10-03T19_31_59.9200_SAAO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:14:19 2023
 
target                  : Neptune
target radius (km)      :  24764.00
C/A epoch               : 2035-10-03T19:35:58.610
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Neptune occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
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          : 2566181077471735168
2Mass ID (if available) : 01275411+0721224
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 01h 27m 54.18337s +07:21:22.20301s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.98
K magnitude             : 14.482
G magnitude             : 17.554
RP magnitude            : 16.595
BP magnitude            : 18.472
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 28.860
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -23.62
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  166.77
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  166.20
B (ring opening deg)    :  -10.55
PA of pole (deg)        :  -47.54
Pole direction: RA (deg): 299.33374
               Dec (deg):  42.95036
C/A sky separation (")  :   1.008
C/A sky separation (km) :  21093.7
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 2035-10-03T19:49:59.017    26.69  -38.18   62933.00   -41.64
Galatea       I 2035-10-03T19:50:22.765    26.76  -38.25   61953.01   -40.89
Arago         I 2035-10-03T19:52:25.401    27.14  -38.59   57200.04   -36.44
Lassell       I 2035-10-03T19:53:22.140    27.31  -38.75   55200.07   -34.01
LeVerrier     I 2035-10-03T19:54:23.549    27.50  -38.92   53200.16   -31.07
 
Neptune       I 2035-10-03T19:26:54.656    22.34  -34.16   24750.10              77.91     78.30
Neptune       E 2035-10-03T19:45:03.044    25.77  -37.34   24759.87              32.20     33.09
 
LeVerrier     E 2035-10-03T20:09:30.323    30.23  -41.36   53200.00    31.06
Lassell       E 2035-10-03T20:10:31.763    30.41  -41.52   55200.00    33.99
Arago         E 2035-10-03T20:11:28.535    30.58  -41.67   57200.00    36.42
Galatea       E 2035-10-03T20:13:31.269    30.94  -41.99   61953.00    40.85
Adams         E 2035-10-03T20:13:55.040    31.01  -42.05   62933.00    41.60