Neptune_2046-10-04T02_46_40.2500_PIC.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:12:33 2023
 
target                  : Neptune
target radius (km)      :  24764.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-10-04T02:45:15.110
Event type              : PtRgt
                        : Neptune occs: topocentric, not geoecetric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : PIC
Location                : Pic du Midi
Latitude (deg)          :  42.93656
E. Longitude (deg)      :   0.14231
Altitude (km)           :   2.890
Gaia source ID          : 30958158629830656
2Mass ID (if available) : 03051173+1531089
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 03h 05m 11.74273s +15:31:08.68830s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.95
K magnitude             : 14.570
G magnitude             : 17.445
RP magnitude            : 16.539
BP magnitude            : 18.347
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 29.018
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -18.34
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  142.13
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :  161.03
B (ring opening deg)    :    1.13
PA of pole (deg)        :  -44.50
Pole direction: RA (deg): 299.33374
               Dec (deg):  42.95036
C/A sky separation (")  :   1.056
C/A sky separation (km) :  22231.1
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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Adams         I 2046-10-04T02:05:03.583    62.87  -41.08   62948.15  -272.78
Galatea       I 2046-10-04T02:05:07.219    62.87  -41.07   61970.60  -266.22
Arago         I 2046-10-04T02:05:26.478    62.87  -41.03   57238.68  -226.08
Lassell       I 2046-10-04T02:05:35.806    62.87  -41.01   55255.80  -203.18
LeVerrier     I 2046-10-04T02:05:46.436    62.88  -40.98   53282.54  -174.35
 
Neptune       I 2046-10-04T02:35:30.613    62.61  -36.67   24763.94             -36.73    -37.67
Neptune       E 2046-10-04T02:54:59.550    61.65  -33.63   24763.84             -88.51    -88.55
 
LeVerrier     E 2046-10-04T02:05:42.503    62.88  -40.99   59200.23  -244.70
Lassell       E 2046-10-04T02:07:40.478    62.91  -40.72   63436.21   276.09
Arago         E 2046-10-04T02:07:46.158    62.91  -40.71   59959.79   251.31
Galatea       E 2046-10-04T02:08:04.855    62.91  -40.66   62506.36   270.08
Adams         E 2046-10-04T02:08:08.484    62.91  -40.66   63359.57   275.61