Neptune_2042-10-17T20_10_32.7500_TEN.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:13:21 2023
 
target                  : Neptune
target radius (km)      :  24764.00
C/A epoch               : 2042-10-17T20:13:42.980
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Neptune occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : TEN
Location                : Teide Obs./Tenerife
Latitude (deg)          :  28.30050
E. Longitude (deg)      : 343.48909
Altitude (km)           :   2.395
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)      :  153.84
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 (")  :   1.183
C/A sky separation (km) :  24750.3
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 2042-10-17T20:43:23.997    17.65  -29.16   62942.98  -103.29
Galatea       I 2042-10-17T20:43:33.672    17.69  -29.19   61966.43   -99.31
Arago         I 2042-10-17T20:44:28.554    17.89  -29.40   57306.37   -73.61
Lassell       I 2042-10-17T20:44:58.919    18.00  -29.51   55991.30   -62.93
 
Neptune       I 2042-10-17T20:13:09.532    11.02  -22.50   24762.85              63.88     64.64
Neptune       E 2042-10-17T20:14:16.529    11.26  -22.74   24762.94              60.25     61.08
 
Lassell       E 2042-10-17T20:47:48.111    18.62  -30.13   55202.17    55.16
Arago         E 2042-10-17T20:48:19.287    18.74  -30.24   57201.99    72.92
Galatea       E 2042-10-17T20:49:14.159    18.94  -30.44   61953.94    99.33
Adams         E 2042-10-17T20:49:23.831    18.97  -30.48   62933.81   103.34