Neptune_2042-10-17T20_10_32.7500_PIC.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:12:32 2023
 
target                  : Neptune
target radius (km)      :  24764.00
C/A epoch               : 2042-10-17T20:12:38.750
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          : 74371520554280448
2Mass ID (if available) : 02274884+1240583
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 02h 27m 48.86420s +12:40:58.26612s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.99
K magnitude             : 14.488
G magnitude             : 16.220
RP magnitude            : 15.581
BP magnitude            : 16.699
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 28.842
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -23.57
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  165.15
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  153.73
B (ring opening deg)    :   -3.35
PA of pole (deg)        :  -46.62
Pole direction: RA (deg): 299.33374
               Dec (deg):  42.95036
C/A sky separation (")  :   1.210
C/A sky separation (km) :  25303.3
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 2042-10-17T20:43:05.599    30.53  -38.40   62948.61   -98.07
Galatea       I 2042-10-17T20:43:15.827    30.56  -38.43   61974.71   -93.65
Arago         I 2042-10-17T20:44:15.970    30.74  -38.60   57496.67   -65.61
Lassell       I 2042-10-17T20:46:58.767    31.23  -39.04   56324.38    54.43
 
No planet occultations
 
Lassell       E 2042-10-17T20:46:55.589    31.22  -39.03   55200.55    39.84
Arago         E 2042-10-17T20:47:34.325    31.34  -39.14   57202.29    63.10
Galatea       E 2042-10-17T20:48:34.547    31.52  -39.30   61954.19    93.61
Adams         E 2042-10-17T20:48:44.774    31.55  -39.33   62934.02    98.06