Neptune_2043-11-08T01_22_14.6000_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               : 2043-11-08T01:20:08.120
Event type              : PgtX
                        : Neptune occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : No ring occs
Observer code           : PIC
Location                : Pic du Midi
Latitude (deg)          :  42.93656
E. Longitude (deg)      :   0.14231
Altitude (km)           :   2.890
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)      :  107.94
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 (")  :   0.050
C/A sky separation (km) :   1044.7
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 2043-11-08T01:15:02.056 b  52.64  -57.23   62933.00  -263.83
Galatea       I 2043-11-08T01:15:05.771 b  52.63  -57.22   61952.99  -263.74
Arago         I 2043-11-08T01:15:23.807 b  52.59  -57.18   57200.02  -263.30
Lassell       I 2043-11-08T01:15:31.406 b  52.57  -57.17   55200.00  -263.10
LeVerrier     I 2043-11-08T01:15:39.010 b  52.55  -57.15   53200.00  -262.88
Galle         I 2043-11-08T01:16:21.727 b  52.46  -57.06   42000.00  -261.43
 
Neptune       I 2043-11-08T01:03:28.815    54.12  -58.63   24763.84              26.11     26.89
Neptune       E 2043-11-08T01:36:47.833    49.57  -54.28   24763.78             -30.92    -31.79
 
Galle         E 2043-11-08T01:19:34.080 b  52.02  -56.64   27329.14  1441.90
LeVerrier     E 2043-11-08T01:21:22.873 b  51.78  -56.40   53176.14   198.56
Lassell       E 2043-11-08T01:21:34.108 b  51.75  -56.38   55194.93   165.56
Arago         E 2043-11-08T01:21:46.363 b  51.72  -56.35   57204.38   164.29
Galatea       E 2043-11-08T01:22:13.258 b  51.66  -56.29   61954.18   191.04
Adams         E 2043-11-08T01:22:18.320 b  51.65  -56.28   62933.80   196.28