Neptune_2036-10-31T11_27_34.8300_MSO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:14:30 2023
 
target                  : Neptune
target radius (km)      :  24764.00
C/A epoch               : 2036-10-31T11:29:55.290
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Neptune occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : MSO
Location                : Mt. Stromlo Observatory
Latitude (deg)          : -35.32000
E. Longitude (deg)      : 149.00833
Altitude (km)           :   0.770
Gaia source ID          : 2565881494913345920
2Mass ID (if available) : 01333716+0753250
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 01h 33m 37.18353s +07:53:24.86569s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.05
K magnitude             : 14.015
G magnitude             : 16.106
RP magnitude            : 15.426
BP magnitude            : 16.632
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 28.863
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -23.56
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  166.34
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   28.00
B (ring opening deg)    :   -9.87
PA of pole (deg)        :  -47.59
Pole direction: RA (deg): 299.33374
               Dec (deg):  42.95036
C/A sky separation (")  :   0.426
C/A sky separation (km) :   8922.0
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 2036-10-31T11:04:13.915    39.11  -27.17   62933.00   -63.61
Galatea       I 2036-10-31T11:04:29.333    39.15  -27.21   61953.00   -63.51
Arago         I 2036-10-31T11:05:44.478    39.30  -27.39   57200.00   -62.97
Lassell       I 2036-10-31T11:06:16.310    39.37  -27.47   55200.00   -62.69
LeVerrier     I 2036-10-31T11:06:48.291    39.43  -27.54   53200.00   -62.38
Galle         I 2036-10-31T11:09:51.332    39.80  -27.98   42000.00   -59.68
 
Neptune       I 2036-10-31T11:13:47.929    40.27  -28.54   24763.87               5.75      5.95
Neptune       E 2036-10-31T11:46:01.987    43.57  -32.72   24757.18             -47.14    -48.12
 
Galle         E 2036-10-31T11:28:28.387 b  41.89  -30.52   42000.00    61.08
LeVerrier     E 2036-10-31T11:31:29.486 b  42.20  -30.92   53200.00    62.18
Lassell       E 2036-10-31T11:32:01.634 b  42.25  -30.99   55200.00    62.24
Arago         E 2036-10-31T11:32:33.747 b  42.31  -31.05   57200.00    62.32
Galatea       E 2036-10-31T11:33:49.863 b  42.43  -31.22   61953.00    62.59
Adams         E 2036-10-31T11:34:05.512 b  42.46  -31.25   62933.00    62.66