Neptune_2041-11-02T05_03_15.0400_ESO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:14:01 2023
 
target                  : Neptune
target radius (km)      :  24764.00
C/A epoch               : 2041-11-02T05:03:21.900
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Neptune occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : ESO
Location                : European Southern Obs. (3.6m)
Latitude (deg)          : -29.26097
E. Longitude (deg)      : 289.26831
Altitude (km)           :   2.400
Gaia source ID          : 72927067217669248
2Mass ID (if available) : 02171451+1148144
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 02h 17m 14.51730s +11:48:13.00857s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.08
K magnitude             : 14.482
G magnitude             : 18.485
RP magnitude            : 17.173
BP magnitude            : 20.406
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 28.817
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -24.45
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  176.00
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   77.77
B (ring opening deg)    :   -4.62
PA of pole (deg)        :  -47.01
Pole direction: RA (deg): 299.33374
               Dec (deg):  42.95036
C/A sky separation (")  :   0.819
C/A sky separation (km) :  17106.9
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 2041-11-02T04:36:44.516    48.57  -45.98   62933.01  -121.35
Galatea       I 2041-11-02T04:36:52.623    48.57  -45.98   61953.00  -120.42
Arago         I 2041-11-02T04:37:32.950    48.55  -45.97   57200.01  -115.07
Lassell       I 2041-11-02T04:37:50.537    48.54  -45.96   55200.00  -112.31
LeVerrier     I 2041-11-02T04:38:08.594    48.53  -45.96   53200.02  -109.14
Galle         I 2041-11-02T04:40:06.446    48.46  -45.92   42000.13   -77.14
 
Neptune       I 2041-11-02T04:51:20.941    47.98  -45.64   24763.79             -15.42    -15.93
Neptune       E 2041-11-02T05:15:22.833    46.39  -44.48   24761.54             -71.35    -71.93
 
Galle         E 2041-11-02T04:45:03.887    48.27  -45.82   42002.35    77.23
LeVerrier     E 2041-11-02T04:47:01.630    48.18  -45.77   53200.09   109.29
Lassell       E 2041-11-02T04:47:19.664    48.17  -45.76   55200.05   112.47
Arago         E 2041-11-02T04:47:37.226    48.16  -45.75   57200.04   115.25
Galatea       E 2041-11-02T04:48:17.491    48.13  -45.73   61953.01   120.63
Adams         E 2041-11-02T04:48:25.583    48.12  -45.73   62933.02   121.57