Neptune_2041-07-17T11_38_25.1600_IRTF.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:13:30 2023
 
target                  : Neptune
target radius (km)      :  24764.00
C/A epoch               : 2041-07-17T11:31:00.990
Event type              : PgtX
                        : Neptune occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : No ring occs
Observer code           : IRTF
Location                : Mauna Kea/IRTF
Latitude (deg)          :  19.82622
E. Longitude (deg)      : 204.52800
Altitude (km)           :   4.168
Gaia source ID          : 72889653757860224
2Mass ID (if available) : 02222657+1219175
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 02h 22m 26.62143s +12:19:16.82269s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.02
K magnitude             : 14.831
G magnitude             : 16.686
RP magnitude            : 16.030
BP magnitude            : 17.169
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 30.014
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  11.84
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   77.33
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   50.72
B (ring opening deg)    :   -4.05
PA of pole (deg)        :  -46.83
Pole direction: RA (deg): 299.33374
               Dec (deg):  42.95036
C/A sky separation (")  :   0.163
C/A sky separation (km) :   3553.4
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 2041-07-17T11:11:24.883 b   5.93  -47.86   62932.99   -88.45
Galatea       I 2041-07-17T11:11:35.964 b   5.97  -47.85   61953.00   -88.43
Arago         I 2041-07-17T11:12:29.742 b   6.18  -47.79   57200.00   -88.33
Lassell       I 2041-07-17T11:12:52.389 b   6.26  -47.77   55200.00   -88.29
LeVerrier     I 2041-07-17T11:13:15.048 b   6.35  -47.75   53200.00   -88.24
Galle         I 2041-07-17T11:15:22.229 b   6.84  -47.61   42000.00   -87.85
 
Neptune       I 2041-07-17T10:56:32.725     2.49x -48.63   24763.67             -23.46    -24.19
Neptune       E 2041-07-17T12:05:42.433    18.58  -42.75   24763.14              39.83     40.80
 
Galle         E 2041-07-17T11:30:00.029 b  10.24  -46.50   41999.88    95.96
LeVerrier     E 2041-07-17T11:32:06.753 b  10.73  -46.32   53200.00    83.81
Lassell       E 2041-07-17T11:32:30.653 b  10.82  -46.28   55200.00    83.62
Arago         E 2041-07-17T11:32:54.565 b  10.92  -46.25   57199.99    83.68
Galatea       E 2041-07-17T11:33:51.306 b  11.14  -46.16   61953.00    83.75
Adams         E 2041-07-17T11:34:03.011 b  11.18  -46.14   62933.00    83.69