Neptune_2040-07-12T02_02_14.6400_SAAO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:14:20 2023
 
target                  : Neptune
target radius (km)      :  24764.00
C/A epoch               : 2040-07-12T01:55:57.750
Event type              : XRgt
                        : No Neptune occs
                        : 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          : 72583199251377408
2Mass ID (if available) : 02133957+1135188
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 02h 13m 39.64552s +11:35:18.69914s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.06
K magnitude             : 12.604
G magnitude             : 14.615
RP magnitude            : 13.957
BP magnitude            : 15.118
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 30.062
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  13.17
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   74.70
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  104.39
B (ring opening deg)    :   -5.11
PA of pole (deg)        :  -47.13
Pole direction: RA (deg): 299.33374
               Dec (deg):  42.95036
C/A sky separation (")  :   1.325
C/A sky separation (km) :  28884.0
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 2040-07-12T00:49:46.623     9.94  -59.97   62933.19   -36.19
Galatea       I 2040-07-12T00:50:14.495    10.03  -59.87   61953.22   -34.11
Arago         I 2040-07-12T00:53:12.477    10.62  -59.26   57200.08   -18.68
 
No planet occultations
 
Arago         E 2040-07-12T00:59:17.936    11.82  -57.99   57578.14    20.51
Galatea       E 2040-07-12T01:02:15.307    12.40  -57.37   61959.90    34.07
Adams         E 2040-07-12T01:02:43.234    12.49  -57.28   62937.71    36.13