Neptune_2043-11-08T01_22_14.6000_PAL.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:12:42 2023
 
target                  : Neptune
target radius (km)      :  24764.00
C/A epoch               : 2043-11-08T01:25:00.690
Event type              : PgtX
                        : Neptune occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : No ring occs
Observer code           : PAL
Location                : Palomar Mt (200")
Latitude (deg)          :  33.35622
E. Longitude (deg)      : 243.13601
Altitude (km)           :   1.706
Gaia source ID          : 26822040699459072
2Mass ID (if available) : 02342904+1312584
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 02h 34m 29.04085s +13:12:58.15363s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.96
K magnitude             : 14.149
G magnitude             : 15.675
RP magnitude            : 15.149
BP magnitude            : 16.016
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 28.820
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -24.46
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  175.18
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  107.69
B (ring opening deg)    :   -2.54
PA of pole (deg)        :  -46.32
Pole direction: RA (deg): 299.33374
               Dec (deg):  42.95036
C/A sky separation (")  :   0.064
C/A sky separation (km) :   1341.8
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 2043-11-08T01:23:17.915 b   8.86   -7.37   62932.83  -198.45
Galatea       I 2043-11-08T01:23:22.823 b   8.87   -7.38   61952.71  -201.28
Arago         I 2043-11-08T01:23:44.312 b   8.95   -7.46   57182.03  -256.89
Lassell       I 2043-11-08T01:23:51.522 b   8.97   -7.48   55077.64  -305.27
LeVerrier     I 2043-11-08T01:23:57.642 b   8.99   -7.50   52831.74  -366.74
Galle         I 2043-11-08T01:24:20.500 b   9.07   -7.58   42000.34  -610.11
 
Neptune       I 2043-11-08T01:08:08.523     5.74   -4.32x  24763.77              31.68     32.57
Neptune       E 2043-11-08T01:41:51.736    12.70  -11.14   24763.85             -25.50    -26.27
 
Galle         E 2043-11-08T01:29:12.588 b  10.08   -8.56   41999.99   261.52
LeVerrier     E 2043-11-08T01:29:55.377 b  10.23   -8.71   53200.02   262.00
Lassell       E 2043-11-08T01:30:03.009 b  10.25   -8.74   55199.99   262.09
Arago         E 2043-11-08T01:30:10.638 b  10.28   -8.76   57200.00   262.19
Galatea       E 2043-11-08T01:30:28.760 b  10.34   -8.82   61952.99   262.40
Adams         E 2043-11-08T01:30:32.494 b  10.35   -8.84   62933.02   262.44