Neptune_2042-10-17T20_10_32.7500_PMO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:12:51 2023
 
target                  : Neptune
target radius (km)      :  24764.00
C/A epoch               : 2042-10-17T20:07:13.730
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Neptune occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : PMO
Location                : Purple Mtn Obs. Nanking
Latitude (deg)          :  32.06667
E. Longitude (deg)      : 118.82089
Altitude (km)           :   0.364
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)      :  153.00
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 (")  :   1.019
C/A sky separation (km) :  21308.1
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 2042-10-17T20:31:35.768    35.75  -21.60   62933.99  -130.03
Galatea       I 2042-10-17T20:31:43.372    35.73  -21.57   61954.23  -127.66
Arago         I 2042-10-17T20:32:22.695    35.59  -21.43   57203.95  -113.50
Lassell       I 2042-10-17T20:32:40.931    35.52  -21.37   55207.16  -105.72
LeVerrier     I 2042-10-17T20:33:00.716    35.45  -21.30   53214.46   -96.34
 
Neptune       I 2042-10-17T19:58:24.546    42.71  -28.61   24762.56              85.46     85.61
Neptune       E 2042-10-17T20:16:03.206    39.03  -24.89   24763.61              31.76     32.65
 
LeVerrier     E 2042-10-17T20:37:45.341    34.45  -20.29   53200.91    96.23
Lassell       E 2042-10-17T20:38:05.144    34.38  -20.22   55200.64   105.64
Arago         E 2042-10-17T20:38:23.398    34.32  -20.16   57200.45   113.40
Galatea       E 2042-10-17T20:39:02.767    34.18  -20.02   61953.22   127.53
Adams         E 2042-10-17T20:39:10.382    34.15  -19.99   62933.19   129.89