Neptune_2042-09-15T05_36_33.9000_PIC.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:12:31 2023
 
target                  : Neptune
target radius (km)      :  24764.00
C/A epoch               : 2042-09-15T05:32:09.900
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Neptune occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : PIC
Location                : Pic du Midi
Latitude (deg)          :  42.93656
E. Longitude (deg)      :   0.14231
Altitude (km)           :   2.890
Gaia source ID          : 26446660557710208
2Mass ID (if available) : 02304041+1256033
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 02h 30m 40.51313s +12:56:02.56938s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.07
K magnitude             : 14.509
G magnitude             : 15.652
RP magnitude            : 15.247
BP magnitude            : 15.927
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 29.119
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -14.89
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  132.44
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  142.79
B (ring opening deg)    :   -3.01
PA of pole (deg)        :  -46.50
Pole direction: RA (deg): 299.33374
               Dec (deg):  42.95036
C/A sky separation (")  :   0.655
C/A sky separation (km) :  13828.8
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 2042-09-15T05:56:11.249    41.08    2.29x  62933.01  -108.53
Galatea       I 2042-09-15T05:56:20.303    41.06    2.32x  61953.02  -107.93
Arago         I 2042-09-15T05:57:05.022    40.93    2.45x  57200.04  -104.50
Lassell       I 2042-09-15T05:57:24.319    40.88    2.51x  55200.06  -102.75
LeVerrier     I 2042-09-15T05:57:43.970    40.82    2.57x  53200.08  -100.76
Galle         I 2042-09-15T05:59:45.051    40.48    2.94x  42001.77   -82.04
 
Neptune       I 2042-09-15T05:09:35.033    48.56   -6.21   24763.14              59.52     60.36
Neptune       E 2042-09-15T05:54:45.893    41.32    2.03x  24763.98               8.28      8.56
 
Galle         E 2042-09-15T06:07:02.371    39.23    4.28x  42000.28    81.90
LeVerrier     E 2042-09-15T06:09:03.760    38.88    4.65x  53200.03   100.46
Lassell       E 2042-09-15T06:09:23.474    38.83    4.71x  55200.02   102.42
Arago         E 2042-09-15T06:09:42.837    38.77    4.77x  57200.01   104.14
Galatea       E 2042-09-15T06:10:27.723    38.64    4.91x  61953.01   107.51
Adams         E 2042-09-15T06:10:36.814    38.61    4.94x  62933.01   108.10