Neptune_2044-02-18T10_34_42.6100_AAT.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:14:12 2023
 
target                  : Neptune
target radius (km)      :  24764.00
C/A epoch               : 2044-02-18T10:37:55.190
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Neptune occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : AAT
Location                : Siding Spring (AAT)
Latitude (deg)          : -31.27703
E. Longitude (deg)      : 149.06608
Altitude (km)           :   1.164
Gaia source ID          : 74485590590155776
2Mass ID (if available) : 02302385+1258177
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 02h 30m 23.85894s +12:58:16.49424s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.06
K magnitude             : 14.757
G magnitude             : 18.636
RP magnitude            : 17.396
BP magnitude            : 20.144
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 30.121
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  15.15
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   70.64
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  171.78
B (ring opening deg)    :   -3.09
PA of pole (deg)        :  -46.51
Pole direction: RA (deg): 299.33374
               Dec (deg):  42.95036
C/A sky separation (")  :   0.542
C/A sky separation (km) :  11836.3
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 2044-02-18T10:01:41.806    25.18  -15.28   62933.01  -104.05
Galatea       I 2044-02-18T10:01:51.243    25.15  -15.31   61953.00  -103.64
Arago         I 2044-02-18T10:02:37.599    25.02  -15.46   57200.00  -101.32
Lassell       I 2044-02-18T10:02:57.450    24.96  -15.52   55200.00  -100.14
LeVerrier     I 2044-02-18T10:03:17.553    24.90  -15.59   53200.00   -98.81
Galle         I 2044-02-18T10:05:17.439    24.55  -15.98   42000.06   -86.58
 
Neptune       I 2044-02-18T10:13:36.239    23.07  -17.59   24764.00               3.73      3.86
Neptune       E 2044-02-18T11:02:10.190    13.96  -26.58   24763.21              53.33     54.26
 
Galle         E 2044-02-18T10:14:13.468 b  22.95  -17.70   42000.29    86.93
LeVerrier     E 2044-02-18T10:16:12.778 b  22.60  -18.09   53200.02    99.39
Lassell       E 2044-02-18T10:16:32.761 b  22.54  -18.15   55200.01   100.76
Arago         E 2044-02-18T10:16:52.489 b  22.48  -18.21   57200.01   101.99
Galatea       E 2044-02-18T10:17:38.528 b  22.34  -18.36   61953.00   104.40
Adams         E 2044-02-18T10:17:47.895 b  22.31  -18.39   62933.01   104.83