Neptune_2046-07-17T01_12_00.0300_SAAO.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:14:23 2023
 
target                  : Neptune
target radius (km)      :  24764.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-07-17T01:06:13.550
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Neptune occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : SAAO
Location                : So. Afr. Astro. Obs. (Sutherland)
Latitude (deg)          : -32.37953
E. Longitude (deg)      :  20.81070
Altitude (km)           :   1.768
Gaia source ID          : 30960533746904704
2Mass ID (if available) : 03053537+1537102
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 03h 05m 35.37395s +15:37:10.20050s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.03
K magnitude             : 13.336
G magnitude             : 16.283
RP magnitude            : 15.437
BP magnitude            : 17.041
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 30.218
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  17.48
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   65.68
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  126.47
B (ring opening deg)    :    1.13
PA of pole (deg)        :  -44.47
Pole direction: RA (deg): 299.33374
               Dec (deg):  42.95036
C/A sky separation (")  :   1.039
C/A sky separation (km) :  22772.0
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 2046-07-17T01:41:18.392    10.85  -48.97   63041.33  -317.48
Galatea       I 2046-07-17T01:41:21.508    10.86  -48.96   62087.77  -312.50
Arago         I 2046-07-17T01:41:37.493    10.92  -48.90   57649.06  -284.56
Lassell       I 2046-07-17T01:41:44.784    10.94  -48.87   56031.67  -271.83
LeVerrier     I 2046-07-17T01:41:52.445    10.96  -48.85   54946.59  -262.27
 
Neptune       I 2046-07-17T00:56:54.979     2.22x -58.26   24763.82             -82.33    -82.59
Neptune       E 2046-07-17T01:15:32.728     5.89  -54.38   24763.97             -36.14    -37.08
 
LeVerrier     E 2046-07-17T01:44:01.750    11.37  -48.39   53231.97   245.27
Lassell       E 2046-07-17T01:44:09.597    11.39  -48.37   55222.18   264.91
Arago         E 2046-07-17T01:44:16.922    11.42  -48.34   57215.75   281.39
Galatea       E 2046-07-17T01:44:32.924    11.47  -48.28   61960.51   311.81
Adams         E 2046-07-17T01:44:36.042    11.48  -48.27   62939.51   316.93