Neptune_2038-11-14T12_13_38.8100_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               : 2038-11-14T12:14:50.130
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          : 2572287180936494976
2Mass ID (if available) : 01493881+0922504
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 01h 49m 38.86412s +09:22:50.11114s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.95
K magnitude             : 14.388
G magnitude             : 17.599
RP magnitude            : 16.589
BP magnitude            : 18.726
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 28.904
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -22.10
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  157.06
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   51.49
B (ring opening deg)    :   -7.96
PA of pole (deg)        :  -47.58
Pole direction: RA (deg): 299.33374
               Dec (deg):  42.95036
C/A sky separation (")  :   0.519
C/A sky separation (km) :  10874.1
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 2038-11-14T11:48:32.708    44.64  -29.46   62933.00   -73.83
Galatea       I 2038-11-14T11:48:45.997    44.65  -29.49   61953.00   -73.66
Arago         I 2038-11-14T11:49:50.929    44.69  -29.61   57200.00   -72.70
Lassell       I 2038-11-14T11:50:18.529    44.71  -29.66   55200.00   -72.21
LeVerrier     I 2038-11-14T11:50:46.327    44.73  -29.71   53199.99   -71.67
Galle         I 2038-11-14T11:53:27.370    44.82  -30.00   42000.00   -66.85
 
Neptune       I 2038-11-14T11:58:19.375    44.98  -30.51   24763.99               2.04      2.11
Neptune       E 2038-11-14T12:31:20.633    45.22  -33.50   24758.73             -53.39    -54.32
 
Galle         E 2038-11-14T12:08:22.727 b  45.19  -31.52   42000.00    67.74
LeVerrier     E 2038-11-14T12:11:01.261 b  45.23  -31.77   53200.00    72.94
Lassell       E 2038-11-14T12:11:28.571 b  45.24  -31.81   55200.00    73.51
Arago         E 2038-11-14T12:11:55.689 b  45.24  -31.85   57200.00    73.99
Galatea       E 2038-11-14T12:12:59.538 b  45.25  -31.95   61953.00    74.83
Adams         E 2038-11-14T12:13:12.623 b  45.25  -31.97   62933.00    74.96