Neptune_2046-01-31T07_17_34.0300_MCD.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:13:12 2023
 
target                  : Neptune
target radius (km)      :  24764.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-01-31T07:42:35.510
Event type              : PgtX
                        : Neptune occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : No ring occs
Observer code           : MCD
Location                : McDonald Obs. 2.7m
Latitude (deg)          :  30.67158
E. Longitude (deg)      : 255.97844
Altitude (km)           :   2.075
Gaia source ID          : 32828466563598336
2Mass ID (if available) : 02470162+1415073
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 02h 47m 01.60016s +14:15:06.48283s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.36
K magnitude             : 10.532
G magnitude             : 12.497
RP magnitude            : 11.862
BP magnitude            : 12.969
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 29.749
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :   3.91
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   92.74
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  154.97
B (ring opening deg)    :   -1.08
PA of pole (deg)        :  -45.67
Pole direction: RA (deg): 299.33374
               Dec (deg):  42.95036
C/A sky separation (")  :   0.738
C/A sky separation (km) :  15933.1
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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Neptune       I 2046-01-31T06:21:14.223    16.12  -72.86   24763.98              24.26     25.01
Neptune       E 2046-01-31T09:01:00.393   -16.61x -61.38   24763.91              56.79     57.68