Neptune_2036-06-04T11_38_04.6800_MCD.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:13:09 2023
 
target                  : Neptune
target radius (km)      :  24764.00
C/A epoch               : 2036-06-04T11:35:41.710
Event type              : PgtRg
                        : Neptune occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, not topocentric
Observer code           : MCD
Location                : McDonald Obs. 2.7m
Latitude (deg)          :  30.67158
E. Longitude (deg)      : 255.97844
Altitude (km)           :   2.075
Gaia source ID          : 2571920768686360320
2Mass ID (if available) : 01371318+0820506
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 01h 37m 13.19027s +08:20:50.47105s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.03
K magnitude             : 11.032
G magnitude             : 13.163
RP magnitude            : 12.496
BP magnitude            : 13.670
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 30.495
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  25.17
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   48.39
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  175.26
B (ring opening deg)    :   -9.52
PA of pole (deg)        :  -47.63
Pole direction: RA (deg): 299.33374
               Dec (deg):  42.95036
C/A sky separation (")  :   0.017
C/A sky separation (km) :    385.0
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 2036-06-04T11:21:55.926 b  25.96   -6.80   62933.00   -73.42
Galatea       I 2036-06-04T11:22:09.275 b  26.01   -6.76   61953.00   -73.41
Arago         I 2036-06-04T11:23:14.048 b  26.24   -6.56   57200.00   -73.35
Lassell       I 2036-06-04T11:23:41.321 b  26.34   -6.48   55200.00   -73.32
LeVerrier     I 2036-06-04T11:24:08.606 b  26.44   -6.40   53200.00   -73.28
Galle         I 2036-06-04T11:26:41.709 b  26.98   -5.92   42000.01   -72.99
 
Neptune       I 2036-06-04T11:19:12.119    25.37   -7.31   24761.38             -28.11    -28.94
Neptune       E 2036-06-04T11:52:12.462    32.44   -1.11x  24761.68              26.34     27.14
 
Galle         E 2036-06-04T11:45:35.010 b  31.03   -2.37x  42000.00    73.06
LeVerrier     E 2036-06-04T11:48:08.135 b  31.57   -1.89x  53200.00    73.21
Lassell       E 2036-06-04T11:48:35.450 b  31.67   -1.80x  55200.00    73.23
Arago         E 2036-06-04T11:49:02.760 b  31.77   -1.71x  57200.00    73.24
Galatea       E 2036-06-04T11:50:07.642 b  32.00   -1.51x  61953.00    73.27
Adams         E 2036-06-04T11:50:21.016 b  32.05   -1.46x  62933.00    73.28